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White Ribbon Day (Bosnian: Dan bijelih traka) is an annual commemoration held on 31 May to remember the massacres carried out in 1992 by Serb forces against non-Serb civilians in the town of Prijedor and its surroundings in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Background and History At the outset of the Bosnian War, Serb forces seized the town of Prijedor in April 1992. On 31 May 1992, local radio broadcasts issued by Bosnian Serb authorities mandated that all non-Serb citizens must hang white flags

Stigma refers to the disapproval, labeling, or discrimination directed at an individual or group due to perceivable characteristics that distinguish them from societal norms. Labeling involves assigning undesirable traits to these individuals in a stereotypical manner.【1】 Social theorist Erving Goffman defines stigma as “a behavior that devalues an individual, rendering those bearing the label less desirable and barely perceived as human.” 【2】 When society categorizes and labels individuals into