07 Feb Uprising hate speech in Western Balkans
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, express concerns over hate speech uprising in Western Balkans. OHCHR published a Press briefing notes on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia on 14 January...
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20 Jan European Court of Auditors: EU support for rule of law in Western Balkans not impactful
Posted at 20 Jan 2022
in North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, ▶ Judiciary, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Court of Auditors published on 10.01.2022 a Special Report “EU support for the rule of law in the Western Balkans: despite efforts, fundamental problems persist” In the report they...
18 Jan The factsheet on Freedom of Expression in Albanian and Serbian language
The EU/CoE Action on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media (JUFREX2) translated into local languages the thematic factsheet on Freedom of Expression, issued by the Department for the...
08 Nov Sexual harassment of female journalists in the Balkans
Posted at 08 Nov 2021
in North Macedonia, ▶ Journalists, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Discrimination, Women’s rights
Media organisations in the Balkans should have proper regulations on sexual harassment and gender-based abuses, and media workers should speak out and support female colleagues if they are targeted, journalists...
01 Jul The Council of Europe’s expert opinion on the Serbian draft law on same-sex unions
An expert opinion on the draft law on same-sex unions was prepared by the Council of Europe’s Directorate General for Democracy upon the request of the Minister for Human and...
26 May Two applications against Serbia regarding missing babies were rejected
On 15 April 2021, the European Court of Human Rights decided to strike out two applications against Serbia concerning the disappearance of the applicants’ newborn children in State-run maternity wards...
18 Apr Reports on the implementation of the Law on Free Legal Aid in Serbia
The A 11 - Initiative for Economic and Social Rights and the NGO Praxis presented reports on the implementation of the Serbian Law on Free Legal Aid from the perspective...
28 Feb Human Rights Watch report 2021
Posted at 28 Feb 2021
in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Access to justice, Human rights defenders
Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) stated in its latest report published in January 2012 that human and minority rights, the rule of law and media freedom remain endangered in several Southeast and Central...
20 Jan Insufficiently limited powers of the police led to a violation of the Convention
In the case of Vig v. Hungary (application no. 59648/13, 14.01.2020) the European Court of Human Rights found a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family...
20 Jan Ill-treatment conducted by Serbian police
Posted at 20 Jan 2021
in ▶ Police ill-treatment, Serbia, Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment)
In the case of Zličić v. Serbia (applications nos. 73313/17 and 20143/19, 26.01.2020) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violations of Article 3...