EWB SCREENING / Katarina Golubović: An independent judiciary is a human right
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, […]
Presentation of the free legal aid handbooks
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 […]
The abolishment of the decree that prevents research in the field of defence is the ‘Kodak moment’ of the state of democracy in Serbia
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 […]
Joint Press Statement of CSOs in Serbia: With Solidarity and Support Against the Attack on Women in Black
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, […]
“Towards Stronger Judiciary through Citizens’ Monitoring: Justice Agreement Monitoring: Phase 3”
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 […]
THE LAW ON PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAW ON PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
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 […]
Venice Commission should take into account the state of democratic institutions when giving an opinion on constitutional amendments
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 […]
Magnificent art of ticking the boxes – Understanding the rule of law criteria in Serbia
We have officially stepped into the second part of 2021 and Serbia has marked a limited progress in its path of becoming an EU member state, since 2018. This first […]
Still without conditions for CSO participation in the development of the Strategy for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society
Regarding the frequent official and informal calls on civil society organizations to get involved in the consultation process with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue for […]
Application of the new methodology to Montenegro and Serbia: Principles remain the same, more emphasis on interim benchmarks
After the publication of the new EU enlargement methodology last year, numerous commentators stated that its application to Montenegro and Serbia will not dramatically change the current rules. This was […]