Youth from Germany, Serbia, Ukraine, Italy, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered in Jajce and Sarajevo at the youth exchange "The World - a Place for Everyone (?) : HateSpeechFree", held from December 15 to 23. During nine days, through trainings, workshops, lectures and study visits, the participants explored different perspectives on hate speech, learned how to recognize it, understand it, prevent it and face its consequences in their communities.
As part of the Festival of International Student Theatre (FIST) 2025, three youth-led performances addressed critical socio-political issues, offering a multidimensional reflection on democratic participation.
As part of the 20th Festival of International Student Theater (FIST 2025), the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) supported a youth-led public debate on one of Serbia’s most pressing issues — the EXPO 2027 project. Conceived and organized entirely by young people, this initiative emerged as a form of democratic resistance in a political climate where civic participation is increasingly restricted.
Monday, 13 October 2025 - Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) has submitted formal complaints to a number of UK regulators calling for their immediate attention to alarming allegations involving British investment firm BC Partners in Serbia.
Regional Youth Leadership Mobility Programme (RYLMP), funded by Open Society Foundation in Western Balkans, and implemented by Center Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV) from Albania, Youth Educational Forum (YEF) from North Macedonia and Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia, is looking for young professionals, young researchers, and youth activists, interested in producing cross- border policy papers and translating them into meaningful and impactful advocacy campaigns capable of making change.
