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Defend Justice: Reject the United States’ Campaign Against the ICC

July 17, 2026 11:10 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) condemns in the strongest term possible the US administration’s newest campaign against the ICC. On 13 July 2026, the US State Department announced a new campaign to "dismantle" and "systematically disable" the ICC’s ability to operate. The coercive measures listed in this new campaign include diplomatic pressure and threats, financial pressure, additional sanctions against the Court and affiliated organisations, visa revocations, and efforts to persuade States parties to withdraw their support for the Court.


Report “Dossier Croatia II: Expulsion, targeting and other examples of human rights violations of Croatian citizens in Serbia”

July 15, 2026 2:26 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

New report of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Dossier Croatia II: Expulsion, targeting and other examples of human rights violations of Croatian citizens in Serbia during the political crisis in Serbia (March 2025 - March 2026). The report is a continuation of documenting anti-Croatian propaganda and violations of human rights of citizens of Croatia and citizens of Serbia with dual (Serbian and Croatian) citizenship during the political crisis in Serbia. Special focus was placed on cases of revocation of residence permits of Croatian citizens on the grounds that they represent an "unacceptable security risk", as well as on the role of state institutions and the media in creating and maintaining such a practice.


With the installation “Flower that Remains”, Belgrade remembers Srebrenica genocide victims

July 11, 2026 8:18 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Activists of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights installed 11 Srebrenica flowers on Srebrenička Street in Belgrade as a type of memorial called "The Flower that Remains" on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica. The flowers are made of buttons, which are reminiscent of materials found in mass graves where victims were secretly buried.


There Can Be No Normalization of Relations Between Serbia and Kosovo Without Respect for the Rights of Minority Communities

July 8, 2026 2:55 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights Kosovo call on the governments of Serbia and Kosovo to halt the new wave of violations of the rights of minority communities - the Serbian community in Kosovo and the Albanian community in Serbia, which began on 28 June this year.