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STOP DISINTEGRATION OF THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION
January 28, 2012 |
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The alliance of human rights
associations, the Human Rights and Democracy House (Civic Initiatives, Belgrade Centre for
Human Rights, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in
Serbia and Policy Centre), requires from the Government of the Republic of... More >>> |
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 83
A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SOCIAL TOPICS
Helsinki Committee in the Period August-November 2011
November 2011 |
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In the past period the
Helsinki Committee, committed to its long-term strategy and mission, was endeavoring to
open up the issues crucial for Serbia's standing as a modern...
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CONTINUOUS TENSION IN SOUTH SERBIA
Belgrade, November 22, 2011 |
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The Helsinki Committee for
Human Rights in Serbia is deeply concerned over recent developments in the municipality of
Medvedja, South Serbia. On Saturday, November 19 in the village of Grbavica a local police
officer assaulted villager Ismailj Sokolj in his own backyard. Mr. Sokolj was seriously
hurt in his head with a grip of police handgun. Two... More >>> |
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 82
KOSOVO
PARTITION: A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
October 2011 |
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The Serb elite saw the
upcoming decision on the country's EU candidacy as its last opportunity to round off the
"unfinished" Kosovo task. Some politicians have been openly speaking about the
partition scenario since this spring. Division of Kosovo - Belgrade's longstanding plan -
has...
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PRIDE PARADE 2011: A TEST OF INSTITUTIONAL POWER
Release
Belgrade, September 30, 2011. |
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Twenty days ago the Helsinki
Committee for Human Rights in Serbia called this year's Pride Parade a test of Serbia's
social and political emancipation. At that time the Committee released that the actual
government had already hesitated too long about... More >>> |
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APPEAL TO
DECISION-MAKERS
A New Consensus on Kosovo: A Road to Europe
6. September 2011. |
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Bearing in mind the deep
economic and political crisis challenging today's Serbia, we appeal to all decision-makers
to make an attainable goal - continuation of the process of EU integration - the priority
of all priorities. The only way Serbia could possibly secure its economic... More >>> |
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 80
KOSOVO: AN
UNSUSTAINABLE STATUS QUO
August 2011 |
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The customs seal provoked
crisis that escalated at Brnjak and Jarinje border crossings (July-August 2011)
dramatically laid bare the crux of the Belgrade-Pristina argument and enforced the problem
of North Kosovo on the agenda. Belgrade insists...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 79
A STEP
CLOSER TO NATO
June 2011 |
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On June 13-15, 2011 Belgrade
hosted the Strategic Military Partner Conference organized by NATO Allied Command
Transformation. That was the biggest military conference at global level in 2011. In
Serbia it reopened the debate on its relationship with North Atlantic Treaty Organization
and, in a way, tested the...
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Press release
POLICE TORTURE AT
YOUTUBE.COM
Belgrade, June 25, 2011
video |
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The Helsinki Committee for
Human Rights in Serbia appeals to the Ministry of the Interior to immediately investigate
the authenticity of the video clip placed at Youtube.come that clearly shows illegal use
of force against a younger man in a police station. The Helsinki Committee requests the
Ministry to determine identities of the persons involved, the date of the incident
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A RIGHT-WING
OR A NAZI ORGANIZATION?
Serbian Constitutional Court's Decision to Ban the National
Formation /Nacionalni Stroj/
Belgrade, June 13, 2011 |
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The anti-fascist past and the
values on which today's Europe rests - and on which ex-Yugoslavia rested as well - have
been pointedly replaced in Serbia by some new historical "truths." Before and
after the ouster of October 5 the Ravna Gora movement has been...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 77
PROGRESSISTS:
A TRIAL OF STRENGTH
May 2011 |
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Serb Progressive Party /SNS/
leader Tomislav Nikolic's "hunger and thirst" strike was a political failure.
For, neither the general public, Serb Orthodox Church /SPC/, European nor Russian
officials supported him in a way he might have expected. Democratic Party /DS/ profited
from his strike by rebuffing it from the very beginning as a non-European method of...
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DECLARATION OF ANTI-FASCIST STRUGGLE'S CONTINUATION
3. may 2011.
online petition |
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On the occasion of May 9th -
Victory Day over Fascism and the Day of Concentration Camp Detainees of Bosnia and
Herzegovina - the DECLARATION OF ANTI-
FASCIST STRUGGLE'S CONTINUATION (below) was
initiated by Women in Black, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia,
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 76
RUSSIA: A
MYTHICAL ALLY
April 2011
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin's brief visit to Belgrade (March 23,
2011) brutally exposed the irrationality and disorientation of Serbia's foreign policy.
Though the visit itself was unofficial, the manifestations of "worship" for
Putin - in public and in the media - came as a surprise even to Russian reporters is his
suite. Servility and humbleness showered on the practically "self-invited"
guest, as some sources claimed, and meant to neutralize Moscow's month-long grudge,
bordered on kitsch and...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 75
THE OPEN
'SERB ISSUE' - A CONSTANT THREAT TO REGIONAL STABILITY
March 2011
The preconditions for the normalization of relations in the region
still have not been attained. Bosnia and Herzegovina is blocked by an internal crisis,
which is exacerbated by its surroundings. For Macedonia, the issue with Greece relating to
Macedonian state identity (name) is still open, which has slowed down its European Union
accession process and has dragged the country into a regressive process. The consequences
of this unresolved issue are also reflected onto the region...
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ASSOCIATION "EDUCATION BUILDS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA"
FORWARDS A MESSAGE OF JOVAN DIVJAK TO BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN AND WORLD PUBLIC
Dear friends,
thanks to you I am encouraged and ready to defend my soldier's honor and my wartime
background, personal and overall dignity as well as moral purity of defenders of Bosnia
and Herzegovina in 1992-1995. Your solidarity is proof of the willingness of citizens of
our country to build a politically and economically sustainable Bosnia and Herzegovina,
based on the principles of democracy and fairness. Due to the fact that I can not
personally ... More >>> |
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THE VICTIM BECOMES THE CRIMINAL
Belgrade, February 4th, 2011.
The arrest of Jovan Divjak symbolizes the continuation of
counterproductive behavior of Belgrade when it comes to interpreting the recent past from
the nineties. After arrests of Ejup Ganic, Ilija Jurisic and recently Tihomir Purda, who
were arrested and acquitted for lack of evidence, the "Divjak" case only deepens
mistrust of the countries in the region towards the intentions of Belgrade. Such behavior
puts Belgrade in the role of prosecutor and the factor...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 74
THE 'HUNT'
FOR MLADIC
January 2011
The 'Mladic case' is the paradigm of Serbia's social reality - of its
attitude towards the past, towards reforms (of the security sector), towards justice and,
finally, towards its neighbours. The alleged drama surrounding his arrest is a spectacle
everyone is a part of. One of the key reasons for Serbia's delayed progress towards
joining the EU lies in the fact that Ratko Mladia has not yet been arrested and extradited
to The...
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PETITION
January 30, 2011
Dear Mr. President of the Republic,
We are writing to you on the occasion of the release of Veselin Vukotic, a hitman and one
of the most hardened criminals from the ranks of Milosevic's secret police, who was
sentenced to 20 years of prison in Montenegro in 1997, for murdering sea captain Dusko
Boskovic. As the citizens of this country, we are disturbed by the fact that Veselin
Vukotic was released soon after being arrested, just before the New Year's...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 73
EARLY
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO
January 2011
The high turnout of Serbs at the December 2010 elections and their
willingness to participate in Kosovo's institutions points to a substantial change in
Serbia's electorate, which is the result of a more mature political attitude within the
Serb community in the past decade. During the election campaign, representatives of the
Serb community have prioritized the economy, employment and infrastructure...
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ENDANGERED
Belgrade, December 18, 2010.
On the evening of December 16, 2010 journalist Branko Zivkovic was
assaulted while walking his dog. An unidentified person brutally attacked him from the
back and hurt him in his head. On the following day Mr. Zivkovic went to the Emergency
Center where he was given anti-tetanus protection and advised to rest for a week. Hit in
his head, Zivkovic now suffers from amnesia and cannot recall what... More >>> |
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Petition
THE NORWEGIAN NOBEL
COMMITTEE
Oslo
December 8, 2010
With this petition, we, the undersigned human rights defenders and
democracy activists, speak in the name of thousands and thousands of citizens of Serbia,
eager to see their country firmly committed to European course and the highest values of
the contemporary world. Hence, we, the undersigned, strongly...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 72
THE PRIDE
PARADE - 'VIOLENCE CULTURE' AND THE OFFENSIVE FROM THE RIGHT
November 2010
Serbia has been destabilized by organized crime, extreme calls for a
Greater Serbia from militarist organizations and enraged sports fans who resemble their
striking fist. Having been announced for a long time, Belgrade's first Pride Parade was fi
nally held on October 10th, 2010, followed by varying assessments and...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 71
SERBIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH ON THE BRINK OF SCHISM
November 2010
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) is a bastion of Serbian nationalism.
Its ideology is drawn from the radical right and it is very close to groups at the
rightist end of the political spectrum. With this ideology, the Church played a very
important role in mobilisation and the prelude to war and, to this day, has made no
attempt to distance itself from...
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