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.
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights’ nomination for the prestigious Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize shows that European institutions understand the continued need for anti-war activism in the Balkans, says the NGO’s programme director in Serbia.
Marked by the Croatian state as a resounding military success, some young Croats and Serbs come together to remember the victims of the 1995 Operation Storm.