— Mia Knezevic —

Mia is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Boston University, specifically focusing on Europe, particularly the former Soviet states, and International Systems and World Order. She also has a minor in History. She is a part of many organizations at her university, including a Dean’s Ambassador for the Pardee School of Global Studies, a writer for the Russia & FSU section of the International Relations Review, and a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon, an international business and foreign service fraternity. Her main interests include human rights and migration, particularly among youth, inspired by tutoring youth at a literacy program in East Palo Alto, California, and her family history. After completing her undergraduate studies, she plans to attend law school with a goal to work in human rights or international law.

White Armband Day: Challenging mass atrocities denial through symbolic resistance

On May 23, 2012, Emir Hodžić went viral for standing alone in Prijedor’s main square, wearing a white armband on his left arm. The white armband, now used as a symbol of remembrance, commemorated the decree issued by Serb nationalist authorities in Prijedor (Crisis Committee of the Serbian District of Prijedor) on May 31, 1992, ordering the non-Serb population of Prijedor to hang white sheets outside their homes and to wear a white armband.