Dear Hon. Robert Oliphant,

Dear Hon. Robert Oliphant,

 

As a great fighter for truth and justice in the world and as a great friend to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the behalf of 100,000 Canadians with Bosnian and Herzegovinian origin that we appeal to you with the request to re-activate the procedure for the adoption of legislation (Bill C -533 an Act respecting a Srebrenica Remembrance Day) which you proposed to the Canadian parliament in 2010.  As you know, the law has passed the first reading in Parliament.

http://www.novine.ca/ni/Oliphant_Srebrenica_Remembrance_Day_en.pdf

http://instituteforgenocide.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/action-alert-14.-eng.pdf

 

In the meantime, the Canadian Parliament has adopted two resolutions regarding the genocide in Srebrenica. Also, the Canadian museum of human rights and freedoms set up an exhibition on the genocide in Srebrenica. The mayors of Hamilton and Windsor have made decisions to declare July 11 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide in their communities.

 

More than 20 years have passed since the greatest crime after the Holocaust in Europe, the genocide in Srebrenica. Canada as a county with the highest standards of human rights and freedoms is an example to other countries on how to treat these rights and freedoms. With the adoption of the law, Canada would become the first country in the world where the law regulates July 11 as a day of remembrance of the victims of genocide.

 

Count on the full support of all the organizations and communities with Canadians of Bosnian and Herzegovinian origin. Also, take into account the support of many Canadian organizations for the protection of human rights and freedoms upon this action.

 

On the day that you re-submit this law, representatives from the organizations and communities of Canadian Bosnian and Herzegovinian origin, will be present in Ottawa to give all the members of the Canadian parliament the flower of Srebrenica which symbolizes the crimes of genocide. We asking that you provide us with the the authority of parliament to help us in doing this.

 

Sincerely yours.

 

Professor Emir Ramic

President of the Congress of North American Bosniaks, Branch of Canada

Director of the Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada

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Kao velikom borcu za istinu i pravdu u svijetu i kao velikom prijatelju BiH u ime vise od 100.000 kanadjana bosanskohercegovackog porijekla obracamo vam se sa molbom da ponovo aktivirate proceduru za usvajanje zakona {Bill C – 533, an Act respecting a Srebrenica Remembrance Day} koga ste predlozili kanadskom parlamentu 2010. godine. Kao sto znate zakon je prosao prvo citanje u parlamentu. U medjuvremenu Kanadski parlament je usvojio dvije rezolucije o genocidu u Srebrenici. Takodje Kanadski muzej za ljudska prava je postavio stalnu izlozbu o genocidu u Srebrenici. Gradonacelnici Hamiltona i Windsora su svojim odlukama proglasili 11 juli Danom sjecanja na zrtve genocida u svojim sredinama. Vise od 20 godina je proslo od najveceg zlocina poslije holokausta u Evropi, genocida u Srebrenici. Kanada kao drzava sa najvisim standardima zastite ljudskih prava i sloboda je primjer drugim zrmljama kako se treba odnositi prema tim pravima i slobodama. Usvajanjem vaseg zakona Kanada bi bila prva zemlja u svijetu koja zakonom regulise 11 juli kao dan sjecanja na zrtve genocida.

Racunajte na punu podrsku svih organizacija i zajednica kanadjana bosanskohercegovackog porijekla. Takodje racunajte u ovoj akciji i na podrsku mnogih kanadskih organizacija za zastitu ljudskih prava i sloboda.

U danu kada budete ponovo predlozili ovaj zakon predstavnici organizacija i zajednica kanadjana bosanskohercegovackog porijekla bi dosli u Ottawu i svim clanovima kanadskog parlamenta urucili cvijet srebrenice, koji simbolise zlocin genocida. Molimo vas da nam kod nadleznih organa parlamenta pomognete da ovo uradimo.