“The founder of this NGO [UDIK] Edvin Kanka Ćudić and his colleagues, have succeeded to make a civil resistance niche in a very short time. It is not a repetition of existing non-violent practices of a civil society but more authentic, innovative and a long-term creative gesture that changes our violent and militaristic society in the direction of a genuine culture of remembrance.”

—  Edvin Kanka Cudic

Nerzuk Ćurak, as quoted in In Memoriam BiH (1992-1995) (2016) p.399
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