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MI HR0311
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/1/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lesia Liss
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AI Summary
- Designates July 11, 2010, as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in Michigan
- Designates the week of July 11, 2010, as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in Michigan
- Commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in which at least 8,372 Bosniak civilians were executed and 30,000 were expelled from their homes
- Acknowledges the genocide perpetrated by Serbian forces in Srebrenica and Bosnia from 1992 to 1995, recognized by U.S. Congress in 2005
- Calls upon all citizens to work toward ending cycles of violence and promoting peaceful coexistence among all
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare July 11, 2010, as Srebrenica Remembrance Day and the week of July 11, 2010, as Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the state of Michigan.
Srebrenica Remembrance Day
Last Action
Adopted
7/1/2010
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