MORE THAN 25 YEARS
PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Who are we?
The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) is a non-governmental organization established in November 1997 in Belgrade to promote and advocate for the rule of law and the protection of human rights following universally recognized standards, international conventions, and domestic law, as well as to establish and develop the rule of law and transitional justice.
We provide free legal aid to victims whose human rights have been violated and work to build cooperation with national and international organizations involved in protecting and promoting human rights.
The committee includes lawyers, other human rights experts, and students engaged in this area.
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Danilovic told a Youth Initiative for Human Rights, YIHR, conference that the prosecutor filed the indictment against the driver who rammed into a 16 Minutes of Silence memorial protest in central Belgrade, injuring student monitor Sonja Ponjavic who suffered head injuries after being thrown onto the hood of his car, across its roof and landing behind the car. The driver was arrested following the incident.
“The latest news we have is that the prosecutor who raised the indictment for attempted murder has been transferred to another department,” she said.
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