Belgrade, June 7, 2021 – The Draft Civil Procedure Law, currently under public debate, stipulates a number of unacceptable provisions that limit citizens’ access to justice by imposing payment of (high) court fees. If adopted in its current form, its ill-effects on local media could...
Belgrade, June 3, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia May 21 - June 3, 2021 The past period was marked by the continuation of the practice of filing SLAPP lawsuits against media and journalists, as well as the open targeting of critics of the government through social...
Belgrade, May 20, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia May 7 - 20, 2021 In the past two weeks, the trend of endangerment of citizens' basic rights continued primarily through attacks on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. Media and journalists have been targeted by institutional...
Belgrade, May 6, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia April 23 - May 6, 2021 In the past period, Serbia has further declined when it comes to the respect and protection of basic human rights and freedoms, which was again confirmed in reports published by relevant international...
Belgrade, April 22, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia April 9 - April 22 2021. In the past period, media associations, civil society organizations and journalists have again been the target of numerous attacks - both verbal, institutional and physical. Numerous insults and the created atmosphere of...
Belgrade, April 8, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia March 26 - April 8 2021. The past period was marked by the firm determination of the highest state representatives to deny the findings of the reports of the relevant international institutions. Their determination not to recognize the...
Belgrade, 26 March, 2021- Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia 12-25 March 2021 The ruling party's deputies continued their dangerous campaign against civil society organizations, the media and journalists, aided by the silence of the competent institutions but also by open support from the competent parliamentary committee. On...
[caption id="attachment_11974" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] © Lightspring/Shutterstock[/caption] Belgrade, March 26, 2021 An attempt is underway in Serbia to discredit civil society. Serious and heavy attacks against some Serbian non-governmental organisations came from the parliament benches, in particular from Aleksandar Martinovic, leader of the Serbian Progressive Party. "They all work...
During the entire post-war period in the Western Balkans, the victims of war have only played a role in the margins. They have been largely left outside of the development of Transitional Justice (TJ) processes to deal with the wartime past(s). Through the project Strengthening Inclusive...
Belgrade, March 15, 2021 On the occasion of the open call for physical violence by the Member of the National Assembly, Aleksandar Martinović, civil society organizations gathered in National Convention on the European Union working groups for Chapters 23 and 24 and cross-sectoral groups for political...
