CNAB welcomes the release of Jovan Divjak, the retired general of the Bosnian Army
July 29, 2011
The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) welcomes the news of release of Jovan Divjak, former General of the Bosnian Army, in Vienna on Friday. An Austrian court has rejected Belgrade’s request that general Divjak be extradited to Serbia for a false and politically motivated accusation of war crimes in the “Dobrovoljacka” case. Read more
CNAB President Haris Alibasic met with Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 25, 2011
During the meeting it was talked about the position of BiH citizens in the USA and Canada. It was pointed out that the co-operation between the associations gathering the citizens of our country and the Institutions of BiH must be improved. Read more
Press release regarding the shameful decision by ICTY Appeals Chamber in the Florence Hartmann case
July 22, 2011
On the occasion of the shameful verdict issued by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) against the former spokesmen for the ICTY, the current International Expert Team Member of the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IRGC), and the recipient of the 2010 CNAB Award, Florence Hartmann, IRGC and the Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) would like to jointly issue the following press release. Read more
Joint press release by CNAB, IRGC, ACBHO, and BAGI regarding the arrest of Goran Hadžić
July 21, 2011
The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB), the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IRGC), the American Institute for Genocide and Education (BAGI) and the Australian Council of BiH Organizations (ACBHO) welcome the news of the arrest of Goran Hadžić in Serbia the last high profile war criminal who was at large for more than seven years, accused of crimes against humanity and violations of the laws rules of war established by the Geneva Convention. Read more
Genocide in Prijedor is a black spot on the conscience of the international community and on the conscience of those who committed the crime
July 19, 2011
Author: Prof. Emir Ramic, Institute for Genocide Research in Canada (http://www.instituteforgenocide.ca)
On 6 December 1992 The New York Times described a May 1992 attack in Prijedor:
“When the attack began, Serbs from the village guided the tanks to the homes of certain Muslims…and the inhabitants were asked to come out and show their identity cards. Many of those who did were summarily executed…The bodies of the dead were carried away by trucks, which left a trail of blood. Those not killed on the spot were transferred to a convoy heading toward Omarska, a Serb concentration camp.” Read more
Sarajevo University awards Mr. Brian Masse and Emir Ramic with the prestigious Golden Badge
July 15, 2011
The Institute for Research of Genocide- Canada is honoured to inform the public that the University of Sarajevo has awarded Mr. Brian Masse, Member of the Canadian Parliament and Sponsor of the Srebrenica Genocide Resolution in the Canadian Parliament and Professor Emir Ramic, Director of the Canadian Institute for Genocide with the prestigious academic award, the Golden Badge of the Sarajevo University. Read more
Brian Masse visited the Memorial in Potocari on Srebrenica Remembrance Day
July 11, 2011
[WINDSOR, ON] After securing unanimous support for a motion in the House of Commons acknowledging the genocide in Srebrenica—Brian Masse and representatives from the local Bosniak community have accepted an invitation from the Organizational Committee to mark the 16th anniversary of the genocide against Bosniaks in ‘UN Safe Haven’ Srebrenica to participate in the ceremonies marking the atrocity. Read more
Academic Dishonesty of Professor Ian Buruma
July 10, 2011
Author: Daniel Toljaga
In a recent Opinion piece published in The Globe and Mail on May 30, 2011, Prof. Ian Buruma challenged the momentous finding of international law that the 1995 Srebrenica massacre was a crime of genocide.(1) We should expect the comments of a professor of human rights and journalism (at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.) to embody integrity and conscientious research, particularly when discussing a subject of such gravity – “the worst [crime] on European soil since the Second World War”, according to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.(2) Instead Prof. Buruma deals with complex issues superficially, partially and misleadingly. Read more
State of Michigan Senate adopted the resolution commemorating Srebrenica genocide
July 9, 2011
The State of Michigan Senators adopted the Senate Resolution SR 70 proclaiming July 11, 2011, as Srebrenica Remembrance Day and the week of July 11, 2011, as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the state of Michigan. State Senators unanimously voted to adopt the Resolution. In a letter to Senators, the Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) thanked Michigan legislators for their support to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosniak Americans in Michigan. Read more
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Honors Srebrenica Genocide Victims
July 9, 2011
Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony R. Foxx honored the Srebrenica genocide victims by issuing a proclamation recognizing the Srebrenica genocide in which more than 8,000 Bosniak civilians were brutally slaughtered by Serb forces led by the recently arrested general Ratko Mladic. Read more
