Resolution commemorating

Resolution commemorating 1995 Srebrenica genocide passes UN

Despite the vehement opposition of Bosnian Serbs and Serbia, the United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.  On Thursday, the resolution, which Rwanda and Germany authored, was approved by 84 ballots and opposed by 19, with 68 abstentions. It designates July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide.