Rights First: Call for Submission of Project Proposals
July 1, 2026 5:32 pm Leave your thoughtsApplication deadline: 01 August 2026 Deadline for questions: 20 July 2026 The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), with financial... View Article
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Study Visit to Serbia Successfully Conducted as Part of the No More Divided Societies Project
June 30, 2026 11:09 am Leave your thoughtsThe Youth Initiative for Human Rights hosted 17 activists from Croatia and Cyprus on a six-day study visit to Serbia from 22 to 28 July, as part of the No More Divided Societies project.
Authorities in Serbia denied war crimes from the 1990s at least 110 times in 2025
June 22, 2026 1:42 am Leave your thoughtsThe Youth Initiative for Human Rights has identified in its new report “State of Denial” at least 110 examples of denial of war crimes from the 1990s by the Serbian authorities in 2025. The report maps at least 60 cases of glorification of 10 convicted war criminals as well as at least 50 cases of various forms of war crime denial, such as denial of crimes in Racak, the siege of Sarajevo, the existence of the camps in Prijedor for non-Serb civilian, and mass graves in Batajnica. As in previous years, in 2025, the Srebrenica genocide remains the single most denied crime, with at least 30 documented cases.
Report “State of Denial – Serbia 2025: War Criminals as Distinguished Citizens”
June 22, 2026 1:26 am Leave your thoughtsThe Youth Initiative for Human Rights has identified in its new report “State of Denial” at least 110 examples of denial of war crimes from the 1990s by the Serbian authorities in 2025. The report maps at least 60 cases of glorification of 10 convicted war criminals as well as at least 50 cases of various forms of war crime denial, such as denial of crimes in Racak, the siege of Sarajevo, the existence of the camps in Prijedor for non-Serb civilian, and mass graves in Batajnica. As in previous years, in 2025, the Srebrenica genocide remains the single most denied crime, with at least 30 documented cases.
YIHR Launches “War Past and Facts” Program with Five-Day Workshop
June 10, 2026 11:30 am Leave your thoughtsFrom 1 to 5 June 2026, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, with the support of the Belgrade office of ProPeace, organized the workshop “War Past and Facts,” marking the beginning of a multi-month program of the same name intended for young researchers.
