Violence during voting day on local elections in Serbia must be severely punished
Youth Initiative for Human Rights demands from the relevant prosecutor’s offices the immediate prosecution of all attacks on journalists, election observers, political actors and citizens that occurred in several municipalities in Serbia, where local elections were held on March 29, 2026. Due to the failure of the police to prevent violence and arrest the perpetrators, we demand an urgent session of the Internal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia, where the work of the police during the election day will be discussed.
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Attack by Narodne Patrole on YIHR Offices a Result of Impunity for Violence and Denial of Crimes
During the night between March 15 and 16, the far-right group Narodne patrole once again targeted the premises of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR). Members of the group pasted multiple posters denying the genocide in Srebrenica, as well as denying the Jewish and Roma victims of genocide in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). This marks the third attack by Narodne Patrole on YIHR in the past three years. Another target of Narodne Patrole were the premises of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) in Belgrade.
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Removing Hate Graffiti Must Not Be Sanctioned
Civil society organizations gathered within the joint initiative “Free the Streets” condemn the practice of prosecuting citizens who restore public spaces to their original state by removing hate graffiti.
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Instead of Media Smear Campaigns, the Prosecutor’s Office Should Investigate Monument Desecration in Belgrade
On 26 January 2026, the online portals Kurir, Republika, and Novosti published articles in which the Youth Initiative for Human Rights was indirectly accused of vandalism, namely of desecrating the monument to Gavrilo Princip in Belgrade. In accordance with the Law on Public Information and Media of the Republic of Serbia, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights submitted a denial to the media outlets that misled the public.
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