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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 712 


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    AMENDMENT NO. ___.  Amend House Resolution 712 by replacing 
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everything after the heading with the following:

 
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    "WHEREAS, The United States Senate and the United States 
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House of  Representatives passed resolutions in 2005 
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acknowledging the genocide that Serbian forces perpetrated in 
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all of Bosnia from 1992 to 1995 and in Srebrenica; and

 
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    WHEREAS, July 11, 2010 is commemorated as the 15th 
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anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, in which at least 8,372 
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innocent Bosniak civilians were summarily executed and 30,000 
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were expelled from their homes in the worst atrocity in Europe 
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since the Holocaust; and

 
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    WHEREAS, This anniversary raises awareness of the tragic 
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suffering of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian people and honors 
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and remembers those who died as a result of the policies of 
 


 






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ethnic cleansing and aggression; and


 
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    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recognizes the importance of 
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this event, which seeks to bring closure for the Bosnian and 
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Herzegovinian people through justice and truth; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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designate July 11, 2010 as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in the 
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State of Illinois; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we designate the week of July 11, 2010 as 
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Tribute Week in the State of Illinois; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That we call upon all the citizens of the State 
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of Illinois to work toward ending the cycle of violence and to 
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promote peaceful coexistence among all people on Earth.".