Youth Initiative for Human Rights is a partner organization together with Memo98, Political Capital, ResPublika in the implementation of the Western Balkan project as part of the Forum 2000 conference.
The tenth jubilee edition of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan!" festival, a unique cultural event that has been organized in Belgrade and Prishtina since 2014, will be held from May 4th to 6th in Prishtina, with the presentation of the modern artistic, cultural, and social scene of Serbia and with raising critical issues concerning both the past and the future in times that represent a great challenge for Kosovo and Serbian society. Citizens of Prishtina will have the opportunity to get to know the Serbian cultural scene, musicians, film, and literary authors.
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the beginning of the March 2004 violence in Kosovo, Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo and Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Serbia, are calling their governments to show sincere respect for all victims of ethnically motivated violence in order to start building societies where everyone has the right to live free and to feel safe.
We, the undersigned members of the civil society, through this joint letter appeal to leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to accept and sign the agreement proposed by the European Union (EU), as well as reach a compromise on the implementation annex at their upcoming meeting on March 18, 2023.
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR Serbia) submitted 308 requests to the communal services of 10 cities and municipalities in Serbia, requesting them to remove murals, symbols, and graffiti of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić. Communal services are legally obligated to remove murals and graffiti dedicated to Ratko Mladić and all other graffiti spreading hate, such as the Z sign.
