YIHR Serbia submitted a complaint to the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality against the Security Information Agency (BIA)
On Monday, January 23, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia (YIHR Serbia) submitted a complaint to the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality due to the discrimination of members of the Albanian community by the Security Information Agency (BIA). The BIA in its statement for the public from December 27, 2022, emphasized that the suspect for the crime of terrorism is of Albanian nationality.
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Open Letter to RYCO: RYCO Must Stay Firmly Committed to Peace and Regional Cooperation
As a network that has been strongly dedicated to reconciliation in the region for almost 20 years, Youth Initiative for Human Rights urges RYCO to take immediate action against the RYCO youth representative from Serbia, Jagos Stojanovic, for his problematic statement, which directly undermines the principles of reconciliation and cooperation between the youth in the region.
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A time for new constructive voices
Following a gathering in Gračanica/Graçanicë, a diverse group of civil society organisations from Kosovo and Serbia have adopted the following joint statement calling for new constructive voices – voices that look to the future whilst retaining a keen eye on the past; voices that seek out partnerships and coalitions beyond the red lines that are supposed to define them; and voices that stand up publicly against divisive and derogatory rhetoric
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Regional training on minority rights brought together youth activists
The Erasmus Training on Minority Rights in Youth Work assembly participants from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Croatia. From the 18th until the 26th of November at Fruska gora, Youth Initiative for Human Rights organized Erasmus+ training “Promotion of Minority Rights in Youth Work”. With young people from all over the Western Balkans we discussed minority rights in their countries, what’s the status of youth workers in their own countries and most importantly what can we do to support and help minority youth. The trainers of the training were Barbara Santibanez from France, Dragalina Gorbati from Italy and Dejana Dexi Stošić from Serbia.
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