[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E843]
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                   RECOGNIZING THE VICTIMS OF OMARSKA

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2011

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the victims of a 
notorious concentration camp in Omarska, located in northwestern Bosnia 
and Herzegovina.
  In the summer of 1992, Omarska was the site of mass human rights 
violations in an attempt to drive non-Serbs from this part of the 
country.
  When the world learned of these mass atrocities, U.N. prosecutors 
brought cases against many of the perpetrators of these crimes.
  The ICTY found several guilty of crimes against humanity.
  Remembering the victims of Omarska allows the survivors and families 
of the victims to mark this tragic chapter.
  This is critical to reconciliation, and to the future of Bosnia.
  I strongly urge all companies, municipalities, and others to allow 
anniversary events to take place in Omarska.
  It is critical that all involved allow a memorial to be built, and 
for all parties to respect the commemoration of Omarska and the right 
of remembrance so that the horrors of Omarska are never repeated again.

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