Srebrenica, 20 years later / Russia vetoes Srebrenica genocide resolution at UN / Bosnia mourns victims of Srebrenica massacre 20 years on

Features to mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995, in which Bosnian Serb forces killed around 8,000 Muslim men and boys.

The United Nations' Security Council voted on 8 July 2015 on a resolution condemning the 1995 'genocide' and calling for 'reconciliation'. It was not approved due to Russia's veto, sparking criticism from the West. The European Parliament also regretted the lack of consensus.

Thousands of people gathered in Srebrenica on the 11 July 2015 to mark the 20th anniversary of the worst mass killing in Europe since World War II. Dignitaries from across the globe were in attendance at the memorial service, including Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. Certian section of the crowds at the event protested at the presence of Mr Vucic.

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UN: ICTY: The ICTY Remembers: The Srebrenica Genocide (1995-2015) http://www.icty.org/srebrenica20/

EUObserver, 12.06.15: [Opinion] Srebrenica revisited https://euobserver.com/opinion/129091

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Euronews, 08.07.15: Srebrenica: Russia vetoes UN resolution to recognise massacre as genocide http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/08/srebrenica-russia-vetoes-un-resolution-to-recognise-massacre-as-genocide/

Sputnik International, 09.07.15: UN Srebrenica Resolution Shows Double Standards Justifying Russian Stand http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150709/1024399030.html

The Guardian, 08.07.15: Russia vetoes Srebrenica genocide resolution at UN http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/08/russia-vetoes-srebrenica-genocide-resolution-un

BBC News, 08.07.15: Russia vetoes UN move to call Srebrenica 'genocide' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33445772

United Nations: Security Council: News, 08.07.15: UN officials recall 'horror' of Srebrenica as Security Council fails to adopt measure condemning massacre http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51359#.VZ48nflH5-c

The New York Times, 08.07.15: Srebrenica Massacre, After 20 Years, Still Casts a Long Shadow in Bosnia http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09Srebrenica Massacre, After 20 Years, Still Casts a Long Shadow in Bosnia/world/europe/srebrenica-genocide-massacre.html

The New York Times, 08.07.15: Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling Srebrenica Massacre ‘Crime of Genocide’ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/world/europe/russia-vetoes-un-resolution-calling-srebrenica-massacre-crime-of-genocide.html

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 09.07.15: 20 years after the Srebrenica genocide: Parliament says 'never again' http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150708IPR78763/

Deutsche Welle, 09.07.15: Tensions mount ahead of Srebrenica massacre anniversary http://dw.com/p/1FvR1

Der Standard, 09.07.15: Serbia's PM using Srebrenica for marketing (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE166003-Serbia-s-PM-using-Srebrenica-for-marketing

The Conversation, 09.07.15: Twenty years after Srebrenica, ethnic cleansing has become a defence to genocide http://theconversation.com/twenty-years-after-srebrenica-ethnic-cleansing-has-become-a-defence-to-genocide-44376

BBC News 11.07.15: Srebrenica massacre anniversary: Crowds chase Serb PM away http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33491540

Deutsche Welle, 11.07.15: Bosnia mourns victims of Srebrenica massacre 20 years on http://dw.com/p/1Fx81

EUObserver, 11.07.15: EU, UK 'deplore' violence at Srebrenica memorial https://euobserver.com/foreign/129590

openDemocracy; Can Europe Make it?, 10.07.15: Addressing the needs of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide must be the priority https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/nils-mui%C5%BEnieks/addressing-needs-of-victims-of-srebrenica-genocide-must-be-priorit

openDemocracy; Can Europe Make it?, 10.07.15: Srebrenica, remembered https://opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/brandon-tensley/srebrenica-remembered

openDemocracy; Can Europe Make it?, 10.07.15: Justice undone: twenty years since the Bosnian genocide https://opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/hikmet-karcic/justice-undone-twenty-years-since-bosnian-genocide

openDemocracy; Can Europe Make it?, 10.07.15: Twenty years after Srebrenica, incomplete justice https://opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/benjamin-ward-parampreet-singh/twenty-years-after-srebrenica-incomplete-justice

European Commission: DG Communcation: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5357: Statement by President Juncker on the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5357_en.htm

EurActiv, 10.07.15: Belgrade welcomes Srebrenica resolution dismissal http://www.euractiv.com/sections/enlargement/belgrade-welcomes-srebrenica-resolution-dismissal-316214

EurActiv, 15.07.15: Tensions high between Bosnia and Serbia on massacre anniversary http://www.euractiv.com/sections/enlargement/tensions-high-between-bosnia-and-serbia-massacre-anniversary-316321

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