It broke its usual silence when it denounced the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 , and again in 1995 about the crimes that happened in and around Srebrenica when it said , `` We must acknowledge that despite our efforts to help thousands of civilians forcibly expelled from the town and despite the dedication of our colleagues on the spot , the ICRC 's impact on the unfolding of the tragedy was extremely limited . '' It broke its customary media silence when it denounced the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 . It struggled to prevent the crimes that happened in and around Srebrenica in 1995 but admitted , `` We must acknowledge that despite our efforts to help thousands of civilians forcibly expelled from the town and despite the dedication of our colleagues on the spot , the ICRC 's impact on the unfolding of the tragedy was extremely limited . ''