A service is being held in the Bosnian town of Potocari today in memory of the thousands who died in the massacre at the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica 14 years ago. The remains of 500 victims, discovered in mass graves during the past year, will be laid to rest at the Srebrenica monument during today's ceremony. A memorial service will also be held in the Dutch city of The Hague.

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.