In the case of Ćwik v. Poland (application no. 31454/10, 05.11.2020) the European Court of Human Rights held, by five votes to two, that there had been a violation of...
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) published its Report on the State of Human Rights in Serbia in the first half of 2020, focusing on respect for human rights...
The European region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (“ILGA Europe”) published a report entitled “COVID-19 impacts on LGBTI communities in Europe and Central Asia: A...
Provision of effective protection and support for witnesses in the context of wartime-related criminal proceedings is instrumental to the fight against impunity for the crimes committed during the wars of...
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo the report by Judge Joanna Korner on war crimes processing at the state level in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The...
In Bosnia and Herzegovina between 12,000 and 50,000 girls and women were raped by armed forces in the country from 1992 to 1995, according to the UN Committee on the Elimination...
Albania, as many countries worldwide in this time of pandemic, is facing a challenge in striking a fair balance between protecting health, minimising economic and social disruption, and respecting human...
In the case of A and B v. Romania (application no. 48442/16, 02.06.2020) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 2...
In the case of Koulias v. Cyprus (application no. 48781/12, 26.05.2020) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1...
The case of Beshiri v. Albania (application no. 29026/06, 07.05.2020) and 11 other applications concerned complaints about a prolonged lack of enforcement of final decisions awarding compensation for property expropriated...