Bosnian Genocide survivors reflect on the parallels with Uyghurs' suffering

Bosnian Genocide survivors are drawing parallels between their experiences and the current situation of Uyghurs in East Turkistan (Xinjiang). The 1992-95 Bosnian War resulted in 100,000 deaths, including 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica.
Almasa Salihovic, who survived the genocide at age 8, expressed frustration that ethnic genocides continue worldwide, including against Palestinians and in places like Darfur and Rwanda. She questioned why the international community hasn't taken concrete action against China despite multiple Western governments declaring the Uyghur situation a genocide.
The Bosnian genocide involved systematic ethnic cleansing by the Bosnian Serb Army, targeting Muslims and Croatian civilians. Survivors note similarities with the Uyghur situation, where people face mass detentions, forced labor, torture, and destruction of religious property. They emphasize that perpetrators of genocide, like Slobodan Milosevic, ultimately faced international justice, suggesting similar accountability should apply to those responsible for crimes against Uyghurs.
‘FASCIST GOVERNMENT’
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, who led the Bosnian Serb Army and was known as the “butcher of Bosnia,” were also tried and convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Their fate suggests that those responsible for modern-day genocides also will see their day in court, Abdurrahman said.
“We firmly believe that [Chinese President] Xi Jinping and his henchmen and his fascist government one day will face justice here in the International Criminal Court one day,” he said.
The Bosnia War ended with the signing of the Dayton Accords in December 1995, a peace agreement that divided Bosnia and Herzegovina into two autonomous states — the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina dominated by Bosniaks and Croats, and the Bosnian Serb Republic dominated by Bosnian Serbs.
Despite the immense hardships facing Uyghurs, Abdurrahman is hopeful that the situation in East Turkistan (Xinjiang) will follow a similar trajectory.
“We are convinced that this genocide will eventually play a role in the birth of an independent Uyghur nation,” he said.

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23/12/2024
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