The Peace March (Marš mira) is a walking march held as part of the commemoration of the genocide against the Bosniaks in Srebrenica and its surroundings. Its purpose is to honour the victims of the genocide and to remember the terrible crimes committed by the forces of the Army and Police of Republika Srpska, supported by forces from Serbia, against the Bosniaks of the UN "Safe Area" Srebrenica in July 1995.
The march also carries the name "Protest March", as it aims to mobilise all relevant actors at local and international level towards the faster arrest and conviction of those responsible – as a prerequisite for building lasting peace and tolerance between the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The column of participants, numbering thousands of people from almost every part of the world and growing each year, departs from the community of Nezuk (Sapna municipality) and covers a distance of approximately 100 kilometres over three days to reach Potočari (Srebrenica municipality).
The Route
The route includes difficult-to-traverse mountainous terrain (Udrč, 1,043 m), densely forested areas with streams, and passes through a number of returnee settlements. At various stations, participants have the opportunity to see significant sites from the recent past: places where mass executions of captured Bosniaks took place, or locations where primary or secondary mass graves were found.
During the march, short history lessons are held at certain locations, where participants can hear eyewitness accounts from survivors of the 1995 "Death March". Many of these individuals can be met personally within the column of participants.
The Peace March lasts three days, from 8 to 10 July each year, with an equal number of stages. Each stage is between 25 and 30 kilometres long.
The column departs on 8 July between 08:45 and 09:00 from Nezuk, Sapna municipality. The route is as follows:
Nezuk – Baljkovica – Parlog – Crni Vrh – Snagovo – Liplje – Jošanica – Donja Kamenica – Bakrači – Glodi – Udrč – Cerska – Kaldrmica – Đugum – Mravinjci – Burnice – Kameničko Brdo – Ravni Buljim – Jaglići – Šušnjari – Budak – Potočari (Memorial Centre)
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