Youth activists from Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia who monitored the public prominence of war criminals in their countries over the past two years warned that convicted offenders are given respect and take an active part in political life.
A new space intended for the use by civil society organisations, informal citizen initiatives and others free of charge – YIHR.hub at 8a Đorđićeva Street in Zagreb was officially launched on November 28. This was a double celebration: together with the hub opening, we celebrated the 11th birthday of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights.
The French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) awarded on December 10 the French Republic’s Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Human Rights Prize to the Youth Initiative for Human Rights from Croatia, a non-governmental organisation with whom the French Embassy to Zagreb has been closely cooperating for years.
Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR Kosovo) and Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Serbia (YIHR Serbia) strongly condemn the statement of President of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic about the denial of the massacre in Račak.
Letter of Support of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights to the Tuzla Youth Council in protest against the denial of the crime at the Gate.
Youth Initiative for Human Rights condemns the promotion of ’The Gate of Tuzla – a Staged Tragedy’, a novel by Ilija Branković, organised by the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, November 5th in the congress hall of the Serbian Army Hall in Belgrade.
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights strongly condemns a new proposal of the Ministry of Public Administration for amending the Law on Decorations and Awards of the Republic of Croatia, envisaging the establishment of a new high state decoration named after Franjo Tuđman (Grand Order of the President of the Republic Franjo Tuđman with Sash and Morning Star).
At the Annual General Meeting of The European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA), Belgrade Pride was selected to be the host and organiser of the annual European event EuroPride in 2022, leaving behind other candidates – Barcelona, Lisbon, and Dublin.
Youth Initiative for Human Rights strongly condemns the Ministry of Defence establishing a tradition at the Belgrade Book Fair where for the second consecutive year a platform and voice is given to convicted war criminals such as Nebojša Pavković, Vladimir Lazarević, Dragoljub Ojdanić and Vinko Panudrević through the edition of ‘Ratnik’ and a variety of public events.
Women in Black and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights commemorated the 27th anniversary of the abduction and murder of 16 Bosniak citizens of Serbia from Sjeverin by the peace action ’Remember the Crime in Sjeverin’.
