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RYLMP Mobility in Belgrade

From April 20 to 24, participants of the Regional Youth Leadership Mobility Programme (RYLMP) visited Belgrade as part of their regular program activities.

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The City of Belgrade Must Not Glorify War Criminals

The Youth Initiative for Human Rights has filed a complaint with the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality against the Mayor of the City of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, after he posted a photograph of Ratko Mladić on social media on Saturday, April 18, 2026, accompanied by the message that this war criminal is a “Serbian hero.” We consider such a statement by a public official of the City of Belgrade to constitute hate speech and a severe form of discrimination against Bosniak and Croatian communities. We call on all councilor groups in the Belgrade City Assembly to condemn the glorification of war criminals.

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Violence in Serbia Must Stop

Youth Initiative for Human Rights once again draws the attention of the domestic and international public to the increase in the number of cases of threats, physical and verbal violence to which rebellious citizens, especially students and representatives of opposition political parties in Serbia, have been exposed in recent days. We demand from the prosecutor’s office to investigate these attacks without delay, and from the regulatory bodies to protect citizens from persecution by the authorities.

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We remember women raped in war!

On the occasion of April 14, the Memorial Day for Survivors of Sexual Violence during the Kosovo War, Women in Black, the Autonomous Women’s Center, and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights are organizing a street action on April 14, 2026, at 12:00 at Republic Square in Belgrade.

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