Press Release: Together against Torture
June 26, 2015 11:50 am Leave your thoughtsTo Whom It May Concern, On the occasion of June 26, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, partner... View Article
To Whom It May Concern, On the occasion of June 26, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, partner... View Article
RE: An open letter regarding the adoption of the Conclusion Proposal on cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, and accompanying statements during Government’s session of June 3.
Regional Network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights with its offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, is dedicated to the establishment of a mechanism for interethnic and cross-border youth exchanges in the Western Balkans. YIHR believes that such a mechanism should be established and funded by the governments of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania.
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Croatia (YIHR Croatia) and Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Serbia (YIHR Serbia) strongly condemn a polemical discourse on the ethnic composition of missing persons between the representatives of governments of Croatia and Serbia.
Who can still ignore the racial discriminations striking Roma people everywhere in Europe? The list of discrimination, rejection and racist... View Article
Thirteen years after the war in Kosovo, the fate of the 1770 missing persons remains unknown. Symbolism of the action... View Article
Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo (YIHR KS) and activists of My Initiative today marked the National Day for Missing Persons in Kosovo. The symbolism of today’s action, which was characterised by placing 1781 clothing hangers with each displaying a hanging question mark, shows the neglected fate of such a great number of people, even thirteen years after the war. Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo and its activists requested from relevant institutions to take responsibility and show commitment in resolving the fate of the missing, ensuring justice and restoring the dignity of the victims’ families.
Within the criminal justice system, protection of human rights is an integral part. This is important in two aspects; firstly,... View Article
The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo guarantees freedom of expression as a fundamental right and freedom. Specifically, it guarantees... View Article
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), a network of non-governmental organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo and... View Article
