Srebrenica: Bosnia’s peace envoy outlaws genocide denial
By DW
27 July 2021 |
11:15 am
The head of the international body set up to implement post-war peace has overruled Bosnia's parliament. It says politicians have failed to counter attempts to downplay the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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