11 July marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, when over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered in what the UN has described as the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.
This year, the NEU has stepped up its education work in schools and its support for education charity Remembering Srebrenica UK, a charitable initiative supported by successive UK governments to raise awareness of the genocide and to pay tribute to both those who died as well as their loved ones. It also works to bring people together to tackle hatred today and help build safer and stronger communities in the UK.
Schools have always been at the centre of Remembering Srebrenica’s work, with over 200,000 young people educated since 2013 on the lessons from Srebrenica and the importance of standing up to hatred and intolerance wherever they appear.