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in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 and the 
wider conflict in the western Balkans in the 1990s, and, 
having positively identified over 6,490 Srebrenica victims 
using DNA-led scientific methods, currently estimates al-
most 8,100 persons killed during and after the fall of the 
Srebrenica enclave; 
Whereas, on July 21, 2008, police in Serbia arrested 
Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb political leader in 
July 1995, who in 1995 was indicted by the International 
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for 
genocide and other crimes committed against civilians 
throughout the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Whereas Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader in 
July 1995, later indicted by the ICTY for genocide, 
crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and 
customs of war, remains at large; and 
Whereas July 11 would be an appropriate date to designate 
‘‘Srebrenica Remembrance Day’’ in annual observance of 
the Srebrenica genocide: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) solemnly observes the 15th anniversary of 
the Srebrenica genocide; 
(2) supports the designation of ‘‘Srebrenica Re-
membrance Day’’ in the United States; 
(3) commends the official bodies that have rec-
ognized the Srebrenica genocide, including the Euro-
pean Parliament, which declared a Srebrenica Re-
membrance Day in the European Union; 
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(4) honors the memory of the thousands of in-
nocent people who died at Srebrenica in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina in July 1995, along with all individuals 
who were killed during the conflict in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995; 
(5) extends its condolences to the families and 
friends of those who died at Srebrenica in July 
1995, and during the conflict in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995; 
(6) reaffirms its support for the independence 
and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
peace and stability in southeastern Europe as a 
whole, and the right of all people living in the re-
gion, regardless of national, racial, ethnic or reli-
gious background, to return to their homes and 
enjoy the benefits of democratic institutions, the rule 
of law, and economic opportunity, as well as to know 
the fate of missing relatives and friends; 
(7) thanks the International Commission on 
Missing Persons for outstanding achievement in 
identifying persons missing from Srebrenica and as 
a result of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
from 1992 to 1995, as well as the wider conflict in 
the western Balkans in the 1990s; 
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(8) expresses satisfaction at the apprehension 
and transfer of Radovan Karadzic to the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugo-
slavia (ICTY), where he is currently being tried on 
charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and 
other violations of the laws or customs of war; and 
(9) urges all countries to meet their obligations 
to cooperate fully with the ICTY at all times, vigor-
ously pursuing, apprehending, and transferring to 
The Hague without delay all persons indicted by the 
ICTY, including Ratko Mladic. 
Æ 
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