European Commission Publishes Report on Serbia for 2023
The European Commission’s 2023 Report on Serbia, published on November 8, provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s progress in accession negotiations with the EU, covering the period from June 2022 to June 2023. Notably, 22 out of 35 report chapters have been opened, showcasing advancements in various clusters.
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At least 3 370 Albanians from the Preševo Valley were deleted from the voter list
On October 23, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) presented a report entitled “Passivization of addresses of Albanians in the Preševo Valley as a discriminatory practice” at the “Envoy” conference center in Belgrade. The authors of the report, Marko Milosavljević, head of research and advocacy at YIHR Serbia, and dr. Miloš Rašić, PhD in ethnology, as well as Relja Pantić, Head of the Complaint Department in the professional service of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality, spoke at the promotion.
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Press release regarding the attitude of the institutions of the Republic of Serbia towards the event in Banjska
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights considers the position of the institutions and highest officials of the Republic of Serbia regarding the event in Banjska deeply wrong and harmful, and is concerned about publicly declared government support for violent paramilitary activity. Although this is not the first time that Serbia’s government representatives glorify persons for their criminal activities which are subsequently covered under the cloak of patriotism, the murder of a Kosovo police officer and several hours of fire exchange in Banjska threaten to deepen the conflict and continue tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.
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YIHR Serbia hosts memory activists from Turkey at the workshop in Belgrade
YIHR Serbia and Hafiza Merkezi from Turkey organized a three-day workshop, “New Perspectives of Memorialization in Turkey and the Western Balkans,” from June 21 to June 23 in Belgrade. The workshop was a unique opportunity for 15 memory activists from Turkey and five young memory activists from Serbia to exchange knowledge and learn from activist experience to become better acquainted with the memorialization process and the culture of commemoration of war and war crimes in Serbia and Turkey.
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