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We Call for the Urgent Invitation of a UN Fact-Finding Mission into the Alleged Use of an Acoustic Device Against Citizens on 15 March 2025

Civil society organisations express deep concern over the direction of the investigative actions concerning the incident of 15 March 2025, which have recently been undertaken by the Higher Public Prosecutor’s […]

European Court of Human Rights: Serbia Violated the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered its judgment in the case of Serbian-Chinese Friendship Society FDH (Falun Gong) v. Serbia, unanimously finding that the Republic of Serbia violated the applicants’ […]

Subject: Submission of a Joint CSO Letter on Media Freedom in Serbia

Dear Sir/ Madam, We write as a coalition of civil society and media freedom organisations deeply concerned by the proposed sale of Adria News Network (ANN), including N1, NovaS, Radar […]

NCEU Expresses Concern over the Conduct of Local Elections and Calls for the Establishment of a Long-Term European Parliament Observation Mission

The National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) expresses serious concern regarding the conduct of yesterday’s local elections in Serbia, particularly considering the findings of relevant election observation missions, which […]

317 attacks on human rights activists in Serbia last year

In 2025, 317 attacks on human rights defenders were recorded in Serbia, the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM and the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), which conducted the […]

Urgent Amendments to Judicial Laws – Bypassing the Profession and European Standards and Amounting to Political Retaliation for “Disobedience”

The Working Group of the National Convention on the European Union for Chapter 23 warns the public about the serious risks posed by the scheduling of an extraordinary session of […]

European Commission Rule of Law Report on Serbia 2025: A Test for Domestic Institutions and EU Credibility

The Working Group of the National Convention on the European Union for Chapter 23 welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Rule of Law Report for Serbia, which, at a highly […]

Halt Police Brutality against Students and Minors in Serbia

Serbian civil society organisations are urgently calling Serbian authorities for an end to the brutality and unlawful actions being carried out daily against college and high-school students and minors by the […]

Concerning Police Actions and Lack of Information About Arrested Individuals

The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights – YUCOM monitored the public gathering “See You on Vidovdan” held yesterday. Our observers on the ground documented both routine police procedures and incidents […]