About YIHR KS Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo (YIHR KS), established in 2004, is a human rights organization which works towards protecting and promoting human rights and democratic values not only in Kosovo but also in the Western Balkans region. In particular, YIHR KS is focused on the processes of dealing with the...
YIHR KS strongly condemns the attack on 2 injured people in Shtërpce, the 11 and 21 years old. We call on all relevant institutions of Kosovo to investigate the case in its entirety and take all necessary measures to bring justice to the victims and their families as soon as possible. We are following with...
Position: Fellow Application deadline: 10.01.2023 Eligible applicants: Young students from all universities in Kosovo (18 – 25 years of age) Location: Kosovo Program description: Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo is organizing a three-month paid fellowship. Five students from Albanian and Serbian communities in Kosovo will have a chance to participate in the paid fellowship, in this...
Civil society organisations from Kosovo and Serbia have expressed their support for Miodrag Milićević from NGO Aktiv, who was verbally and physically assaulted by a member of Kosovo Police special units in the vicinity of the Jarinje crossing in north Kosovo. On 14th November, Miodrag Milićević from NGO Aktiv was verbally and physically assaulted by...
We congratulate all participants and supporters of the Berlin process and in particular Western Balkans leaders who have gathered in Berlin and signed three important agreements that we see as milestones for the future of regional cooperation and mobility. Since its establishment in 2003, YIHR has been advocating for the free movement of youth in...
YIHR KS is pleased to invite representatives of non-governmental organizations in the field of transitional justice and reconciliation to take part in a one-week training on capacity building and activism in these two areas. The training is held in the framework of the project “Kosovo Youth Dialogue Activity” supported by USAID. This training will bring...
Activists work tirelessly to better our society by advocating for human rights, despite risks and immense social and structural challenges. YIHR KS acknowledges such efforts and wants to enhance the role of human rights activism by introducing the HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR PRIZE This award will go to an individual/group of individuals/NGO/informal civic initiative...
YIHR KS invites all young people who are students (final year of their studies) or recent graduates (graduated in the last 3 or 4 years) from the Faculty of Law, public or private universities to apply for the Internship Program in the basic courts of Kosovo and their branches. The Internship Program is developed in...
Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo (YIHR – KS) is seeking to engage two (2) short-term researchers/editors for collecting, organizing inputs, and producing the draft of the fourth joint civil society report on the human rights situation in Kosovo for 2022. Background: The annual human rights report, the 2021 version of which can be found...
