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Film screening: Quo Vadis, Aida?

Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

  • Tue 11 Mar 25

    16:00 - 18:00

  • Colchester Campus

    5N.3.7

  • Event speaker

    Various

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars

  • Event organiser

    Human Rights Centre

  • Contact details

    Essex Transitional Justice Network

In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, a town in eastern Bosnia, in what would be the first recognised genocide in Europe since the Holocaust. Approximately 30,000 women, children and elderly people were also forcibly transferred to Muslim-held areas of Bosnia. The genocide happened in the presence of UN peacekeeping troops and in the wider context of the war in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995, during which many mass atrocities were committed.


This year marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide. The Essex Transitional Justice Network, together with the Human Rights Centre and the Department of Government, invites you to take part in two events to commemorate this anniversary. These events are meant to complement each other, but you are welcome to attend either.

About the film


The film, written and directed by Bosnian film-maker Jasmila Žbanić, follows Aida, a translator for the UN, who is among the thousands of Bosnian Muslims seeking shelter in the UN compound when Bosnian Serb troops take over Srebrenica. As an insider to the negotiations, Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she make? This is the first dramatised film about the Srebrenica genocide and is based on true events.

How to join us

All are welcome.

Please book your place through eventbrite.

Also see
Essex Transitional Justice Network
Human rights centre
Department of Government
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