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Invitation to the Conference “Integration of Judiciary in the context of Belgrade and Prishtina dialogue and the EU accession process” – March 4, 2021

Posted 25/02/2021 by admin in Media

The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM has the pleasure to invite you to the conference “Judiciary Integration in the context of Belgrade and Prishtina dialogue and the EU accession process” which will be held on March 4, 2021 at 1 pm via Zoom platform. The conference is the final event of the Towards Stronger Judiciary via Citizen Monitoring:…

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The impact of the COVID-19 virus on access to justice for national minorities in the Republic of Serbia

Posted 23/02/2021 by admin in Projects

Project title: Impact of the COVID-19 virus on access to justice for national minorities in the Republic of Serbia Project duration: December 2020 – December 2021 Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria The impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic on access to justice for national minorities and other vulnerable groups in the Republic of Serbia…

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

Posted 31/12/2020 by admin in Media

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…

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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)

Posted 16/12/2020 by admin in Press releasses

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…

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

Posted 19/11/2020 by admin in Analysis

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…

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Serbia Gets Platform Registering Attacks and Pressure on Human Rights Activists

Posted 06/11/2020 by admin in Media

Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights-YUCOM issued a statement on Nov. 5, announcing the launching of a platform entitled “In Solidarity for the Rights of All,” which is to register all attacks and pressure on organizations and individuals in Serbia who, one way or another, defend human rights. According to the statement, as of Jan. 1,…

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

Posted 30/10/2020 by admin in Projects

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…

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SERBIA – A State smear campaign against NGOs and independent media

Posted 25/10/2020 by admin in 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…

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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

Posted 10/09/2020 by admin in Press releasses

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…

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Annual report Y07-08

Posted 26/08/2020 by admin in Reports

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…

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