Report “State of Denial – Serbia 2025: War Criminals as Distinguished Citizens”
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights has identified in its new report “State of Denial” at least 110 examples of denial of war crimes from the 1990s by the Serbian authorities in 2025. The report maps at least 60 cases of glorification of 10 convicted war criminals as well as at least 50 cases of various forms of war crime denial, such as denial of crimes in Racak, the siege of Sarajevo, the existence of the camps in Prijedor for non-Serb civilian, and mass graves in Batajnica. As in previous years, in 2025, the Srebrenica genocide remains the single most denied crime, with at least 30 documented cases.
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Report: Serbia vs Falun Gong: (Un)Friendly Ties of Steel
The report Serbia vs Falun Gong: (Un)Friendly Ties of Steel – Unlawful Detention of Falun Gong Practitioners during the Visit of the Chinese President to Serbia in May 2024 addresses the unlawful deprivation of liberty of members of the “Falun Gong” organization during the visit of the President of the People’s Republic of China to… View Article
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YIHR’s Annual Report for 2024
We present to you our 2024 Annual Report! A report that brings together all of our work through our programs in democratization, human rights, and transitional justice, as well as our actions, publications, and research—now all compiled in one place. Through 24 programs, we reached 1,043 new participants, enriching our activist base, many of whom… View Article
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Killing the truth – genocide denial and historical revisionism in Serbia as state-sponsored violence: trajectories, challenges and opportunities
This paper explores historical revisionism in Serbia, which includes denial of individual war crimes, denial of the genocide in Srebrenica, and glorification of a number of convicted war criminals who have a prominent place in the public sphere. State-sponsored historical revisionism in the country is intrinsically linked with other forms of ongoing state-sponsored violence, including… View Article
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