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2011, Contemporary Issues , 3rd prize singles , Ivo Saglietti
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Srebrenica Massacre – 15th Anniversary

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Relatives of victims mourn at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery on the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.

Srebrenica Massacre – 15th Anniversary

11 July 2010

Angehörige von Opfern trauern am 15. Jahrestag des Massakers von Srebrenica am Mahnmal und auf dem Friedhof in Srebrenica-Potocari. Im Bosnienkrieg 1992-1995 war die Stadt Srebrenica zur UN-Sicherheitszone erklärt worden, und Tausende bosnische Muslime suchten dort Zuflucht. Die vorrückende bosnisch-serbische Armee überrannte die niederländischen Friedenstruppen im Juli 1995 und tötete in und um Srebrenica über 8.000 Männer und Jungen. Das Massaker wird als die schlimmste Gräueltat in Europa seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg angesehen und ist der einzige Vorfall im Bosnienkrieg, der vom UN-Kriegsverbrechertribunal zum Völkermord erklärt worden ist. Während der Gedenkfeier zum Jahrestag wurden 775 anhand der DNA neu identifizierte Leichen aus Massengräbern auf dem Friedhof, auf dem bereits 3.749 andere Opfer liegen, begraben.

Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Relatives of victims mourn at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery on the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. During the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, the town of Srebrenica was declared a UN safe zone, to which thousands of Bosnian Muslims fled. The advancing Bosnian Serb Army overran the Dutch peacekeepers there in July 1995, killing more than 8,000 men and boys from in and around the town. The massacre is considered the worst atrocity in Europe since the Second World War and is the only episode from the Bosnian War to be declared an act of genocide by the UN war crimes tribunal. During the anniversary ceremony, 775 bodies newly identified from mass graves using DNA testing were buried at the cemetery, joining the 3,749 already interred there.

Photo credit:
Zeitenspiegel / Prospekt

Ivo Saglietti speaks about the project:
"My story begins in Tuzla, in the center of the DNA identification by the ICMP (International Commission of Missing Persons), whose mission is to complete the bodies and identify them by their names. Created in 1996, at the end of the Bosnian War, by a Lyon G7 resolution, the ICMP has been charged with a crucial task: to give a name to the unidentified victims of the Bosnian war.

The ICMP headquarters are in Sarajevo, but there are many different offices and laboratories distributed all over the former Yugoslavian countries. Pathologists, geneticists, technicians and forensic experts who work in the organization come from all over the world. Their activity begins with the common graves digging and comes to an end when a corpse finally finds its name. Among all its missions, the one regarding the victims of the Srebrenica massacre represents the most important. The work of ICMP has been able to recognize more then 3,700 victims.

In the common graves fields and in the laboratories where DNA is tested, what you can hear in different languages is that this is a crucial task, and not only for the Bosnian war but for all the future wars. I starter to work on this story in 2006, with the first chapter about the ICMP center. Since 1998, I have been focused on the Balkans aftermath, the long-term project I have carried out for more then ten years."

Familiares de víctimas lloran en el centro memorial y cementerio de Potocari, en el décimoquinto aniversario de la matanza de Srebrenica. Durante la guerra de Bosnia (1992-1995), Srebrenica había sido declarada zona segura por la onu, a cuya zona huyeron miles de musulmanes bosnios. El ejército serbobosnio invadió la zona protegida por los cascos azules holandeses en julio de 1995 y mató a más de 8.000 hombres y jóvenes musulmanes de la zona de Srebrenica. La masacre es considerada la mayor atrocidad cometida en Europa desde la segunda guerra mundial y es el único episodio de la guerra de Bosnia declarado como acto de genocidio por el Tribunal Penal Internacional de la onu. Durante la ceremonia de conmemoración, 775 cadáveres exhumados de fosas comunes, recién iden- tificados a través de pruebas de adn, recibieron sepultura en el cementerio al lado de los 3.749 que ya estaban enterrados en ese lugar.

Les proches des victimes se recueillent au Mémorial et Cimetière de Srebrenica-Potocari lors de la 15e commémoration du massacre de Srebrenica. Des milliers de musulmans bosniaques se sont réfugiés pendant la guerre de Bosnie, 1992-1995, à Srebrenica, déclarée zone sécurisée de l’ONU. L’armée serbe bosniaque a envahi cette zone contrôlée par les casques bleus néerlandais en juillet 1995, massacrant plus de 8 000 hommes et garçons dans la ville et ses environs. Ce massacre, considéré comme la pire atrocité en Europe depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, est le seul épisode de la guerre de Bosnie reconnu comme acte de génocide par le tribunal des crimes de guerre de l’ONU. Pendant la cérémonie commémorative, 775 corps, récemment identifiés par tests ADN, ont été inhumés au cimetière auprès des 3 749 autres déjà enterrés.

15° anniversario del massacro di Srebrenica: i parenti delle vittime piangono i loro cari al cimitero e Memorial Center di Potocari, Srebrenica. Durante la guerra in Bosnia, dal 1992 al 1995, a Srebrenica, città dichiarata dalle Nazioni Unite “zona protetta”, si rifugiarono migliaia di musulmani bosniaci. Nel 1995, l’esercito serbo-bosniaco riuscì a sconfiggere qui le forze di pace olandesi, uccidendo oltre 8.000 fra uomini e ragazzi, originari della città e dei dintorni. Il massacro è considerato la peggiore atrocità commessa in Europa dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale ed è l’unico episodio della guerra bosniaca dichiarato genocidio dal tribunale per i crimini di guerra dell’ONU. Durante la cerimonia commemorativa sono stati inumati 775 cadaveri di fosse comuni, recentemente identificati grazie ai test del DNA, che vanno ad aggiungersi ai 3.749 già sepolti.

Tijdens het 15-jarig jubileum van het bloedbad van Srebrenica rouwen verwanten van slachtoffers bij het Srebrenica-Potocari Monument en Kerkhof. Srebrenica was tijdens de Bosnische oorlog van 1992-1995 een door de VN beschermde enclave, waar duizenden Bosnische moslims een toevlucht vonden. Oprukkende Bosnisch-Servische troepen liepen in juli 1995 de Nederlandse vredestroepen onder de voet en doodden ruim 8.000 mannen en jongens uit de stad en omgeving. Het bloedbad was een van de ergste oorlogsmisdaden sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog en het is als enige episode uit de Bosnische oorlog door het Joegoslavië-tribunaal tot daad van genocide bestempeld. Bij de herdenking werden 775 stoffelijke overschotten uit massagraven herbegraven, die met behulp van DNA-tests waren geïdentificeerd. Op de begraafplaats lagen al 3.749 slachtoffers.

Location

Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Technical information

Shutter speed: 1/15 s
ISO: 400
F-Stop: f/5.6
Focal Length: 35 mm
Camera: Leica M4

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Ivo Saglietti

Ivo Saglietti
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About:
Ivo Saglietti started out working as a documentary filmmaker, leaving the movie business in 1978 for photography and working with Sipa Press Agency. His photographic essays and reportage have taken him to many countries across the world, from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Cuba to Lebanon, Israel, Tanzania, Kosovo and many more. Along the way, there have been numerous books and exhibitions. Saglietti's project on the social situation in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship became the book Chile: the Noise of the Sabres.
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