Protesno pismo austrijskom publicisti i politologu Ericu Freyu u vezi teksta o negiranja genocida u Srebrenici
30 013. 2016.
Gospodin Eric Frey
Editor za austrijski list Der Standard
E-Mail: eric.frey@derStandard.at
Gospodine Eric Frey,
Institut za istraživanje genocida, Kanada {IGK} najoštrije protestuje na nesitine koje ste dali u tekstu u dnevnom listu “Der Standard” od 25. marta, 2016. godine u kojem negirate genocid u Srebrenici.
Želimo Vas upozoriti da je politika udruženog zloÄinaÄkog potuhvata koju su implementirale srpske snage u Srebrenici sa direktnom pomoći srpskog režima Slobodana Miloševića i njegovih saveznika, a koja je uzrokovala masovnim ubistvom više od 8.372 Bošnjaka, definisana kao kriminalni Äin genocida po definiciji kako navodi Älana 2 Konvencije za prevenciju i kažnjavanje genocida kako na MeÄ‘unarodnom sudu pravde i MeÄ‘unarodnom kriviÄnom sudu za bivšu Jugoslaviju, tako i u AmeriÄkom Kongresu i Senatu, Kanadskom Parlamentu, Parlamentu Australije, i Evropskom Parlamentu, te nacionalnim parlamentima više od dvadeset zemalja širom svijeta. Osim toga postoji opšti konsenzus meÄ‘u svijetskim istraživaÄima i nauÄnim radnicima koji se bave izuÄavanjem genocida da je sistematsko, organizovano, namjerno ubijanje više od 8.372 Bošnjaka u Srebrenici Äin genocida. Vašim negiranjem navedenih sudskih, nauÄnih i politiÄkih Äinjenica vi ponižavate istinu i pravdu u namjeri da amnestirate srpsko politiÄko, vojno, policijsko i obavještajno rukovodsto, idejne tvorce i izvršioce genocida od odgovornosti za njihove udružene zloÄinaÄke potuhvate u agresiji na Republiku Bosnu i Hercegovinu koji su rezultirali genocidom.
Posebno je šokantno I ponižavajuće za žrtve genocida u Srebrenica da vaše negiranje tog zloÄina dolazi odmah poslije presude MeÄ‘unarodnog kriviÄnog tribunala za bivšu Jugoslaviju ratnom zloÄincu Radovanu Karadžiću koji je osuÄ‘en na Äetrdeset godina zatvora izmeÄ‘u ostalog i za genocid u Srebrenici. Vaše negiranje genocida u Srebrenici govori o vašem moralnom sklopu i teško narušava ugled i integritet vaših novina. Nesmije se negirati genocid u Srebrenici kao što se nesmije negirati holokaust. NauÄno istraživaÄke i historijske Äinjenice o genocidu u Srebrenici nikako se ne mogu dovoditi u pitanje jer je taj genocid jedan od najdokumentovanijih zloÄina u modernoj historiji.
SluÄajevi negiranja genocida, veliÄanja ratnih zloÄinaca, ponižavajući komentari o Bošnjacima i Hrvatima, zabrana postavljanja spomenika za žrtve, diskriminacije i provokacije usmjerene na povratnike u entitetu Republika Srpska pokazuje da genocidna ostavština Radovana Karadžića nastavlja da živi u manjem bosanskohercegovaÄkom entitetu. Neuspjeh MKSJ da doÄ‘e do osuÄ‘ujuće presude za genocid u sedam općina BiH bolna je uvreda za preživjele žrtve i svjedoke, koja će ohrabriti novi talas poricanja genocida, što vaše pisanje samo potvrÄ‘uje.
Samo potpunim prihvatanjem onoga što se dogodilo u prošlosti, možemo graditi budućnost istinskog i trajnog pomirenja. Samo kažnjavanjem onih koji su poÄinili genocid, možemo obezbijediti pravdu da pomognemo porodicama žrtava da zalijeće rane. I samo kada zlo nazovemo pravim imenom možemo smoći snage da ga pobijedimo. Polazeći od Äinjenice da je negiranje genocida nastavak genocida u ime preživjelih žrtava i svjedoka genocida u Srebrenici, u ime mnogih istraživaÄa genocida širom svijeta, tražimo od vas da se javno izvinete preživjelim žrtvama i svjedocima. To je najmanje što trebate uÄiniti za istinu i pravdu koju ste ponizili svojim negiranjem genocida u Srebrenici.
Profesor Emir Ramić
Direktor Instituta za istraživanje genocida, Kanada
Protest Letter to Eric Frey, Austrian publicist and political scientist, regarding his commentary on the Srebrenica Genocide in the Austrian national daily broadsheet newspaper Der Standard
March 30, 2016-03-30
Mr. Eric Frey
Editor for the Austrian newspaper Der Standard
E-Mail: eric.frey@derStandard.at
Dear Mr. Frey,
 
The Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IGC) strongly protests your commentary in the Austrian national daily broadsheet newspaper Der Standard, published on March 25, 2016, regarding the Srebrenica Genocide, in which you openly question this genocide.
We would like to remind you that the events that occurred in and around Srebrenica in July of 1995 have been recognized as genocide by the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the U.S. Congress and Senate, the Canadian Parliament, the Australian Parliament, and the European Parliament. Moreover, there is a general consensus among experts in the study of genocide that the systematic killing of more than 8,372 Bosniaks in Srebrenica constitute an act of genocide. For you to divert attention from these facts appears as nothing more than an attempt to absolve the Serbian leadership and the perpetrators of genocide from the responsibility of their deliberate actions during the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995.
It is even more disappointing and shocking to us that you question the use of the term “genocide” with regards to Srebrenica immediately after the sentencing of Radovan Karadžić to 40 years in prison for the Srebrenica Genocide.
We believe that you have a moral responsibility to stop questioning the Srebrenica Genocide; it is hurtful to the victims and undermines the integrity of your newspaper. You have no right to do this any more than you have a right to question the Holocaust. The fact of the Srebrenica Genocide cannot be questioned, as it is one of the most documented and undeniable cases of genocide in modern history.
Individual and collective instances of genocide denial; the glorification of war criminals; degrading comments made towards Bosniaks and Croats; the ban on installing monuments to victims of the war; acts of discrimination and provocation aimed at returnees in Republika Srpska - these all demonstrate that the genocidal legacy of Radovan Karadzic continues to live on in Bosnia’s smaller entity. The failure of the ICTY to reach a conviction for genocide in the seven Bosnian municipalities is painful and insulting to the victims and survivors of the war. This will no doubt encourage a new wave of genocide denial.
It is only in fully accepting the past that we can build a future of true and lasting reconciliation. It is only through the punishing of the perpetrators of genocide that we can provide justice, so that the families of the victims can heal. And it is only in addressing evil by its proper name that we can find the strength to defeat it.
One of the most important ways to prevent genocide is to stop its denial. Thus, we respectfully ask that you issue a public apology to victims of the Srebrenica Genocide. It is the least you can do to honour the victims and preserve the truth.
Professor Emir Ramic
Chairman of the Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada