Summary
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, people participate in an annual walk called the Peace March to remember the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. This march follows the same path where thousands of Bosniak men and boys tried to escape during the conflict.
Key Facts
- In 1995, thousands of Bosniak men and boys fled from the town of Srebrenica after it was captured by Bosnian Serb forces.
- The escapees moved through forests for days to avoid Bosnian Serb forces, who were luring them with false safety assurances.
- Many of those fleeing witnessed mass killings during what is called "the death march."
- The annual Peace March began in 2005 to honor victims and follows a 100-kilometer (62-mile) path from Nezuk to the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial.
- Sejfudin Dizdarevic, a Bosnian war refugee now living in Germany, has joined the Peace March for four years.
- The event commemorates those killed in the genocide, with newly identified victims being buried each year.
- The Peace March attracts participants from Bosnia and around the world, who come to show respect and remember the events.
