When I clicked through the conference agenda last week, my eye was caught by an exhibition stand entitled “Remembering Srebrenica”. When I got to Liverpool, I made a beeline for that stand and went back again the next day.

From their website, this summarises the role of Remembering Srebrenica, bearing in mind that this year is the 20th anniversary of that massacre:

Remembering Srebrenica is a British charity. It recognises that we have achieved a lot in terms of building a cohesive society here in the UK, but discrimination, promotion of hatred, extremism, and exclusion persist, and we must play our part, no matter how large or small, to create a better and safer society for all. Remembering Srebrenica is the organiser of the UK events for the EU-designated Srebrenica Memorial Day, which takes place annually on 11 July. It runs a tailored education programme called Lessons from Srebrenica, which sees groups of delegates visit Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim is to teach delegates the lessons of the country’s grim past to better inform the present. Alongside this, the charity conducts an awareness raising campaign, which is aimed at countering discrimination and building stronger community relations.

I really appreciated talking to the charity’s representatives about the commemoration this year and the actual massacre itself. The details are harrowing and upsetting. The photo above, although it is of cheery children and mothers going into UN custody, is upsetting as it is possible that those individuals perished or lost loved ones in the ensuing events.

If you would like to organise an event in your locality on 11th July to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre, I know the charity would be delighted. There is a form to initiate the process here.

Otherwise, we can do our bit to remember Srebrenica by doing our best to avoid discrimination, and being nice to others. It really is that simple.

* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.