This video, produced by the Memorial Center Srebrenica, marks three decades since the genocide of July 1995. It offers a concise historical summary of the facts and stands as a powerful declaration of the Memorial’s mission: to preserve truth, confront denial, and honor the victims with dignity and accuracy.
The piece is part of a broader campaign to deepen public understanding of what truly happened — moving beyond the often-repeated and dangerously misleading phrase: “8000 Muslim men and boys killed.” As the Memorial Center rightly emphasizes, every word in that phrase oversimplifies a complex and devastating reality. This campaign is a call to go deeper — to face the full truth of the genocide, to resist denial and distortion, and to engage with the past through professionalism, historical accuracy, and human empathy.
We encourage everyone — especially educators, journalists, public officials, and memory workers — to consult the Guidelines for Accurate Reporting and Speaking About the Srebrenica Genocide, authored by Melina Borčak. It is an essential tool in the fight against forgetting.
