Saud Anwar

SENATOR ANWAR VOTES WITH SENATE TO CREATE DAY IN HONOR OF VICTIMS OF BOSNIAN GENOCIDE

Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) joined the Senate’s passage of legislation designating July 11 of each year to be recognized as Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day, part of approving new honorary days, weeks and months in the state. The date recognizes the Bosnian genocide, which took place from July 11 to July 13, 1995. On July 11, more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were killed, with as many as 100,000 lives taken between 1992 and 1995 preceding that date; the event also brought the forced exile of tens of thousands.

“We must recognize the horrors of our past to make sure they are not repeated,” said Sen. Anwar. “The Bosnian genocide took the lives of as many as 100,000 people and altered the lives of countless more. Each of those people have loved ones who carry their memory and the cruelty of their loss. By recognizing this day, we provide them with acknowledgement of these losses and allow them to honor the memory of those lost.”

Senate Bill 1158, “An Act Designating Various Days, Weeks and Months,” designates 11 additional commemorative days, weeks and months in Connecticut. It now moves to the House.