Thousands of mourners converged on the Potocari memorial cemetery in eastern Bosnia on 11 July to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. The remains of seven newly identified victims were interred alongside more than 7,000 others who have been laid to rest over the years; roughly 1,000 people are still missing. In July 1995 Bosnian Serb forces overran the UN-declared safe area and murdered more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the anniversary “a call to vigilance and action” against rising hate speech and denial. Britain’s King Charles III warned that rejecting historical truth threatens hopes for a shared future in Bosnia, while US Senator Chuck Grassley and other lawmakers issued statements stressing the need to confront genocide denial. Former EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell said the best way to honour the victims is to halt mass killings in Gaza, echoing a theme that ran through many international commemorations. The atrocity led to landmark prosecutions: Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic and political leader Radovan Karadzic were later sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and other war crimes, and a 2001 verdict against General Radislav Krstić broadened the legal definition of genocide. Despite those rulings, survivors and rights groups say justice remains incomplete as some officials continue to dispute the court findings. This year’s observance has revived criticism of the UN’s failure in 1995 and triggered fresh comparisons with present-day conflicts, particularly in Gaza. Advocates contend the recurring pleas of “never again” will ring hollow unless the international community responds more decisively to emerging atrocities.