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Report on Attacks on Human Rights Defenders in Serbia for 2021

Posted 18/02/2022 by admin in Reports

The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM is presenting the Report on Attacks on Human Rights Defenders in Serbia for 2021. The Report is based on the collected information during the second year of one of the action In Solidarity for the Rights of All, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM, in partnership with…

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What kind of punishment awaits a tennis player in Serbia for violating isolation measures

Posted 12/01/2022 by admin in Media

The best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, may have managed to break through the Australian court to the tennis courts of the Australian Open, but the question is what awaits him in Serbia. Medical documents released by his team during a court battle in Australia show that Djokovic tested positive for the corona…

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EWB SCREENING / Katarina Golubović: An independent judiciary is a human right

Posted 27/12/2021 by admin in Media

The citizens of Serbia have gone through a state of emergency which has brought with it controversy over the constitutionality of the introduced measures and human rights violations. Elections followed, and judicial reform has not yet been implemented, as noted by the European Commission in a negative context in its latest progress report. In the…

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Presentation of the free legal aid handbooks

Posted 16/12/2021 by admin in Media

Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) with the support of United Nations Human Rights Team, through the Regular Technical Cooperation Program of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, has the pleasure to invite you to the presentation of two handbooks developed in order to facilitate the exercise of the right to free…

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The abolishment of the decree that prevents research in the field of defence is the ‘Kodak moment’ of the state of democracy in Serbia

Posted 14/12/2021 by admin in Press releasses

A group of civil society organisations and experts hereby points out that the way laws and by-laws are passed, amended and abolished shows a true picture of the catastrophic state of democracy in Serbia. The content, enactment and urgent abolishment of the decree stipulating that scientific and other research of importance for the country’s defense,…

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Protection of Freedom of Speech on the Internet

Posted 20/11/2021 by admin in Projects

Duration: November 2021 – September 2022 Donor: The American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) About the project: The Internet provides a wealth of information and knowledge opening up new opportunities but also challenges for freedom of expression. The principle of freedom of expression can be applied not only to traditional media, but also to the…

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Joint Press Statement of CSOs in Serbia: With Solidarity and Support Against the Attack on Women in Black

Posted 26/10/2021 by admin in Press releasses

We express our solidarity with the Women in Black and we invite everyone who wants and can to come and join us for the cleaning of hate graffiti on Wednesday, October 27, from 1 pm at the premises of Women in Black (Jug Bogdanova 18) in Belgrade. We call for urgent prosecution of persons who…

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“Towards Stronger Judiciary through Citizens’ Monitoring: Justice Agreement Monitoring: Phase 3”

Posted 12/10/2021 by admin in Projects

Project title: “Towards Stronger Judiciary through Citizens’ Monitoring: Justice Agreement Monitoring: Phase 3” Project duration: September 2021 – July 2022 Donor: Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) / Royal Norwegian Embassy Project value: EUR 21,615.00 Although facing numerous challenges, Serbia continues to work on advancing judicial reform through the Action Plan for Chapter 35 (together with Chapter 23), which is an important…

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THE LAW ON PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAW ON PUBLIC ASSEMBLY

Posted 08/10/2021 by admin in Press releasses

Organizations gathered around the “Three Freedoms” platform caution the National Assembly and the Serbian public that the Law on Protection against Noise in the Environment, adopted yesterday in the parliamentary procedure, is not in compliance with the Law on Public Assembly and international standards governing the right to freedom of assembly. At a time when…

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Venice Commission should take into account the state of democratic institutions when giving an opinion on constitutional amendments

Posted 30/09/2021 by admin in Press releasses

Civil society organizations drew the attention of the Venice Commission delegation representatives to the fact that, when giving an opinion on the draft constitutional amendments concerning the judiciary, it is necessary to consider the state of democratic institutions, and the political context, having in mind that whether the constitutional changes will indeed ensure the independence…

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