EuroPride is the Most Important Test for the Freedom in Serbia
Youth Initiative for Human Rights Network (YIHR) stands in solidarity with LGBTIQ+ community in Serbia after the latest official statements of the President and the Government of Serbia announcing the possibility of banning the scheduled EuroPride 2022 march in Belgrade. YIHR calls the authorities in Serbia to act responsibly and to defend the basic human […]
Together we remember the victims of the Storm – we call on the institutions to take responsibility and cooperate
Zagreb/Belgrade/Sarajevo/Podgorica/Priština, August 4, 2022. Together we remember the victims of the Storm – we call on the institutions to take responsibility and cooperate On the occasion of the twenty-seventh anniversary of the military police operation VRO Oluja (Operation Storm), the regional network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights calls on institutions in Croatia and […]
STATEMENT REGARDING THE RECENT EVENTS IN THE NORTH KOSOVO
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo and Serbia are following with great concern the situation in the north ofKosovo after last night’s developments, which were caused as a result of the latest decisions of the Government of Kosovo regarding the measures of reciprocity in terms of identification documents and car license plates. The […]
Audit Report 2021
Publication “SHARED NARRATIVES”: Supporting Reconciliation by Bridging the Gaps in Divisive Narratives
The main goal of Shared Narratives is to support reconciliation and engage youth in the process of dialogue with a view to preventing the recurrence of violence in former Yugoslavia.
Civil society in Kosovo and Serbia call for the rule of law to be respected in Deçan/Dečani
We, the undersigned, are concerned by the negative and lasting consequences of the recent statement by the mayor of Deçan/Dečani, Bashkim Ramosaj, vowing that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo on Deçan/Dečane Monastery’s land ownership will never be implemented. All judgments of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo should be upheld. The constitution provides […]
CSOs condemn hate speech against Albanians by Serbia’s Interior Minister, Aleksandar Vulin
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from Kosovo and Serbia, strongly condemn the offensive and derogatory language by Serbia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Aleksandar Vulin, against Albanians. We urge the Serbian government, respectively the Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, to react and condemn the use of such hate speech by Minister Vulin and appeal against […]
PRESS RELEASE: Launch Of The Third Joint Civil Society Report On Human Rights In Kosovo
Pristina, May 11, 2022: We are delighted to announce the official publication of the third joint civil society human rights report in Kosovo. The report provides an overview of the human rights situation in Kosovo in 2021, including the most pressing problems and challenges to realizing human rights as well as human rights violations in […]
REACTION
300 euros fine for physical violence against women! The Basic Court in Gjilan, General Department, Criminal Division, judge Snežana Mihajlović in verdict number P.nr.287 / 21 has imposed a fine of 300 euros and has considered the criminal offense of minor bodily injury, against the defendant who has exercised violence against his wife. According […]
Open Call: “YIHR Alumni Network Reunion – Kosovo and Serbia”
Young people from Kosovo and Serbia, who have previously been involved in at least one of YIHR’s activities on the national or regional level, are invited to apply for a Workshop “YIHR Alumni Network Reunion – Kosovo and Serbia”, to discuss and rethink the current activities and practices that aim to intensify collaboration among young […]
