For survivors and victims’ families, memorials have a profound significance, but this meaning often does not extend beyond individual communities. Although this form of commemoration is important, experts warn that alone, it is insufficient for dealing with the past.
Memorialization in post-conflict societies is often neglected. At the same time, memory is one of the most efficient tools to define the present and legitimize the current sociopolitical environment.
Public memorialization, which includes the erection of monuments and memorials, is an integral component of transitional justice and dealing with the past.
Marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, a training was held in Goražde for teachers and educators from the Bosnia-Podrinje Canton (BPC).
Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, the exhibition ‘Majke/Mothers,’ created by Nour Hassan and dedicated to the Mothers of Srebrenica, will open on July 7 at the Sarajevo City Hall. With this work, the artist from New Zealand aimed to capture a variety of emotions, preserve memory, and honour the Mothers of Srebrenica by sharing their authentic stories.
Žepče, a town predominantly populated by Croats and Bosniaks, often evokes issues concerning divisions and tensions. However, the newly reconstructed memorial to civilian victims of war, which was erected in 2017, brings a message of peace not only for young people, but also for all the citizens of this municipality.