From June 26 to 29, the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights – YUCOM, actively participated in the four-day conference, Internet Freedom Meet, hosted by BIRN in Belgrade, Serbia. The event brought together journalists, activists, and tech enthusiasts working in digital rights, featuring 18 esteemed speakers, all united in their commitment to upholding internet freedom and…
To help citizens better understand how to approach the Constitutional Court, this Guide answers several important questions, starting with: What is the Constitutional Court? Is it truly a court in the traditional sense? Many citizens, due to its name, perceive the Constitutional Court as part of the judicial system, often viewing it as an appellate…
Project Name: Freedom of Expression and Privacy Protection on the Internet in Serbia
Project Duration: June 15, 2023-May 15, 2024
Donor: ABA ROLI
Project Value: 24.980 USD
Project Goals and Objectives:
The project aims to improve the digital environment for journalists and human rights defenders (HRDs) in Serbia, with a specific focus on shielding them from abusive court proceedings, notably SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit…
Milan Filipović, Director of Research at the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) was one of the speakers at the webinar “User-Friendly Courts”. Organized by the International Association of Court Administration (IACA), the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Millennium Partners, and the East-West Management Institute, this event aimed to explore strategies for establishing accessible…
The pre-event, organized by the Human Rights House Foundation, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, and Austausch e.V. – For a European Civil Society (formerly DRA e.V.), with support from the European Union and the Netherlands, provided valuable insights into the role of civil society in promoting and protecting human rights.
During the event, Milan Filipović, representing the…
Last week, Marija Maljan from YUCOM, among participants from Czechia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, and Slovakia, has participated in NGO Leadership Workshop for civil society activists and leaders, organized in Bratislava by the William Davidson Institute and Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia at the University of Michigan, together with…
YUCOM recently conducted a training in Novi Pazar in collaboration with the institution of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Protection of Personal Data. This training was part of the “Strengthening Rule of Law in the Republic of Serbia” program and aimed to educate authorized individuals responsible for protecting personal data from over…
Belgrade, June 21, 2023
The Working Group of the National Convention on Chapter 23 condemns the illegal election of new heads of public prosecutors and public prosecutors by the High Prosecutorial Council on June 19, 2023, thereby calling into question its commitment to implementing constitutional reforms. Certain competitions for chief public prosecutors were announced as…
Our Guide offers practical advice to help protest organizers and participants fully exercise their rights. Rather than analyzing the legal framework, it informs citizens about their rights and obligations related to freedom of assembly. The aim is to provide essential information on how to safely organize and participate in protests in Serbia. Protests are a…
The third field training session for the improvement of the free legal aid system in the Republic of Serbia took place on Monday, June 19th, starting at 10:00 a.m., in the small hall of the Officers’ Club (Orlovića Pavla 28a) in Niš. Persons invited to attend this type of training were graduate lawyers employed in…
