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At the time of Covid-19, Judges and Prosecutors were communicating online with citizens in Serbia

Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM, supported by the Constituencies for Judiciary Reform in Serbia Project (Open Doors of Judiciary – a literal translation of the project name in Serbian), organized online Local council meetings where judges, prosecutors and their deputies, law professors, attorneys, representatives of Bar Chambers, Local Self Government Units, Centers for Social Work…

Statement regarding the standstill of European integration in the Republic of Serbia in 2020 by the civil society organisations of Serbia ( full list of signatories below)

We hereby express our dissatisfaction with the lack of reforms that the Government of Serbia has accepted to implement in the EU accession process, the deterioration of respect for democratic principles and the rule of law, the presence of hate speech and the increase in violence against individuals, journalists, media, those who do not share…

Analysis of the Changes in Legal Framework during the COVID-19 Epidemic and Impact on Enjoying Human Rights in the Republic of Serbia

The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia allows restrictions on certain human rights (such as freedom of movement) when public health is endangered and the state decides to manage the epidemic through formal restrictions on human rights, with severe and expeditious sanctioning for violating regulations. Human rights restrictions culminated during the state of emergency…

Monitoring the elections for the High Judicial Council and the State Prosecutors’ Council in 2020

Project Title: Monitoring the elections for the High Judicial Council and the State Prosecutors’ Council in 2020 Duration: October 2020 – December 2020 Donor: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE Project value: 1.045.200,00 dinars About the project: The aim of the project is to ensure that impartial and objective monitors observe the elections for the High Judicial Council and State…

SERBIA – A State smear campaign against NGOs and independent media

Instead of  considering  the NGO sector as a valuable collaborator, the state, faced with criticism, most often conducts campaigns of appeasement, attacks and pressure on these independent organizations.     At a panel discussion held yesterday in Belgrade, Serbian NGOs and investigative journalists looked at a  recent investigation  by the State Administration for the…

77 leading human rights organizations, bar associations and lawyers from more than 20 countries have signed an Open Statement in connection with the detention of Belarusian lawyers Ilya Salei and Maksim Znak

We express our deep concern at the detention of lawyers Ilya Salei and Maksim Znak on September 9, 2020, in Belarus, in a criminal case which is undeniably politically motivated. We consider this to be a gross violation of professional rights and privileges and improper interference with their professional legal activities and with their rights…

Annual report Y07-08

Not much time has passed according to the calendar since February 2019, when we presented our last annual report. That is just over 450 days. According to measuring of time by YUCOM, that includes 21 printed publications, 9 of which printed in 39,000 copies, 419,405 citizens reached by our text “What does the introduction of…

Campaign Civil Society for Citizens – YUCOM 2020

What is the importance of civil society? How does civil society participate in the policy-making process? What is our contribution to promoting the rule of law and protecting human rights? These are just some of the questions you can find answers to in the video messages of the representatives of the domestic and international public. The video messages were…
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