ILLINOIS ADOPTS SREBRENICA GENOCIDE RESOLUTION HR0712
House Resolution number HR0712, which Designates July 11 of every year as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in the State of Illinois and designates the week of July 11 as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the State of Illinois was adopted by 96th Illinois General Assembly on 3/17/2010.
WHEREAS, July 11, 2010 is commemorated as the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, in which at least 8,372 innocent Bosniak civilians were summarily executed and 30,000 were expelled from their homes in the worst atrocity in Europe since the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the importance of this event, which seeks to bring closure for the Bosnian and Herzegovinian people through justice and truth; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we designate the week of July 11, 2010 as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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