Saopštenje o učešću na mirovnom protestu Žene Srebrenice u Tuzli

Kao i svakog jedanaestog u mesecu, Udruženje građana ’Žene Srebrenice’ iz Tuzle, organizuje i ovog 11. aprila 2008. mirni protest u znak sećanja na tragediju u Srebenici, zahtevajući istinu i pravdu.

Ovog puta u mirnom protestu pridružiće im se aktivistkinje Mreže Žena u crnom iz raznih delova Srbije.

Od početka agresije na BiH i od početka genocida u Srebrenici – najvećeg zločina počinjenog u naše ime! – izražavale smo naše poštovanje, podršku, solidarnost i saosećanje sa porodicama žrtava.

Od početka genocida u Srebrenici protestvovale smo na ulicama Beograda i Srbije i svake godine odlazile u Potočare na komemoraciju.

Oko stotinak aktivistkinja Mreže Žena u crnom pratilo je suđenje (decembar 2005. – april 2007.) „škorpionima“, pružajući emotivnu i moralnu pomoć porodicama koje su pratile suđenje.

Podsećamo:
- da se upravo ovih dana navršava šestnaest godina od početka agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovinu i da se najodgovorniji za zločine počinjene nad civilnim stanovništvom u Sarajevu i čitavoj BiH Radovan Karadžić i Ratko Mladić još uvek se nalaze na slobodi;
- da je srpski režim S. Miloševića direktno učestvovao u agresiji na Bosnu i Hercegovinu, kao i u planiranju, organizovanju i izvršavanju genocida u Srebrenici;
- da ni nakon smene režima S. Miloševića nije došlo do raskida sa zločinačkom politikom, već je ona nastavljena u negiranju, relativizovanju i minimiziranju odgovornosti za rat i ratne zločine, a nedostatak političke volje za suočavanjem sa zločinačkom politikom režima S. Miloševića doveo je do rasta klerofašističkih tendencija i pokreta;

Kao članica OUN i prva država na svetu koja je osuđena od strane Međunarodnog suda pravde zato što nije sprečila genocid u Srebrenici, Srbija je dužna da:
- da izruči Haškom tribunalu preostale ratne zločince, pre svega R. Karadžića i R. Mladića;
- da neke od nedavno izrečenih presuda Haškog tribunala, kao ni presuda Međunarodnog suda pravde ne zadovoljavaju pravdu, a još manje uvažavaju dostojanstvo žrtava. Međutim, to ne može umanjiti krivicu i odgovornost srpskog režima; to ne sme amnestirati počinioce zločina, niti sme da bude izgovor sadašnjih vlasti da ne ispunjavaju sve obaveze prema Haškom tribunalu. Zato ćemo i dalje nastaviti sa pritiscima na nadležne institucije Republike Srbije da ispune obaveza iz presude MSP.

I na kraju ponavljamo: bez suočavanja sa zločinačkom prošlošću u Srbiji ne može se postići pravedan mir ni stabilnost u regionu kao ni moralna obnova vrednosnog sistema.

Beograd, 8. aprila 2008.

Announcement about Our Participation in a Peaceful Protest with the

Women of Srebrenica in Tuzla

As they do on every eleventh of the month, The Women of Srebrenica Civic Association of Tuzla, is organizing a peaceful protest on April 11^th in remembrance of the tragedy in Srebrenica and to demand truth and justice.

This month they will be joined by Women in Black Network - Serbia activists. As we have since the beginning of the aggression against Bosnia-Herzegovina, and especially since the largest crime committed in our name - the genocide in Srebrenica - we will express our support, respect, solidarity, and compassion with the families of the victims.

Since the beginning of genocide in Srebrenica, we have protested on the streets of Belgrade and throughout Serbia. Every year, we have gone to the commemoration in Potočare. Approximately 100 Women in Black activists attended the trial of members of the Scorpions paramilitary unit in the Special Court in Belgrade (from December 2005 to 2007), offering emotional and moral support to families who were also attending the trial.

On the occasion of our participation in the vigil in Tuzla, we remember:

• It will be 16 years since the beginning of the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina and those most responsible for the crimes committed, Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić, are still free;
• The Serbian regime of Slobodan Milošević directly participated in the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in planning, organizing and perpetrating the genocide in Srebrenica;
• After the fall of the Milošević regime, there was no break from criminal politics. The Serbian government continues to deny, relativize, and minimize its responsibility for war crimes.

As a member of the United Nations, and as the first country that was brought before the International Court of Justice for not stopping genocide in Srebrenica, Serbia must:

• Extradite all war criminals to The Hague, starting with Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić;
• Not allow the recent verdicts of The Hague Tribunal and the final verdict of the International Court of Justice to be used as justification for minimizing the guilt and responsibility of the Serbian regime. The verdict of the International Court of Justice did not satisfy justice, but that did not lessen the guilt and responsibility of the Serbian regime. The verdicts must not be used to justify amnesty for those who committed the crimes, or as an excuse for the government not to fulfill its commitment to The Hague Tribunal. Therefore, we will continue to pressure the authorized institutions of the Republic of Serbia towards complying with its obligations under the ICJ. Once again we repeat: without confronting Serbia ’s criminal past we cannot achieve a justified peace or stability within the region.

Women in Black
Belgrade, April 8, 2008.