Around 20,000 people gathered in the Bosnian town of Potocari today for a service in memory of those who died in the massacre at the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica 14 years ago. The remains of 534 victims, discovered in mass graves during the past year, were laid to rest at the Srebrenica monument during the ceremony. Memorials were also held in the Dutch city of The Hague and elsewhere in Europe.

On 11 July 1995, during the Balkan War, the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica fell into the hands of Bosnian Serb forces under the command of General Ratko Mladic, despite being protected by Dutch UN troops. Some 8000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred after the fall of Srebrenica, in what is the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II. 
 

On Friday, human rights activists held a protest in front of the office of Serbian President Boris Tadic demanding that 11 July be made an official day of remembrance for the Srebrenica massacre in Serbia. The European Union is in favour making 11 July an international day of remembrance but the move does not have the support of Serbia's lawmakers.