There is still no memorial for survivors of wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), despite the significance it would hold for survivors as a recognition of their suffering, courage, and dignity, but also as a symbol of remembrance of the evils of war.
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).