More than 100 members of South Australia's Bosnian community have held a silent vigil to mark the anniversary of the worst atrocity on European soil in modern history.
On the 11th of July 1995, 8,373 men, women and children were killed at Srebrenica in what was the defining moment in four years of genocidal acts by Serbian forces against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A banner listing the names of the dead was unfurled in central Adelaide.
Bosnian community member Sumeja Skaka says the world which once ignored what was happening must now support their push for justice.
"Justice has been a long process and a difficult one for families. There are still family members who are looking for their loved one and their remains are sometimes found in four different mass graves," she said.
"Srebrenica is a symbol of the overall genocide that happened in Bosnia where 200,000 people were killed. Particularly on the 11th of July more than 8,000 people were killed in Srebrenica in a town that was under the protection of the United Nations.
"People have gathered here today to remember their loved one who were killed and to stand against genocide," she said.
The community says if one was to continuously read the 8,373 names it would take seven hours.
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