Regarding the <\/b>Reply from the Socialist Party of Serbia<\/b>, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights believes that clear and unambiguous apology to the families of war crimes victims in Kosovo by convicted war criminal Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 would be a proper way to demonstrate transparency, responsibility and complete truth in a public discourse. <\/b><\/p>\n
The fact that, in the TV show \u201cQuestion Mark\u201d, Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 talked about his verdict and the topic of war crimes, <\/span>but failed to say what he was convicted for and to show empathy for victims, does not mean that he did not deny the crime<\/b>. Serbian society, as well as the region of former Yugoslavia, need catharsis and healing that must come from very those who committed crimes. <\/span>Twenty years after the war in Kosovo, Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 is given a chance to do that<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n However, <\/span>YIHR refuses that moral lessons about the freedom of expression are given by those who left mass graves as a legacy to future generations<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Let us remind you that, after yesterday\u2019s appearance of Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 in the \u201cQuestion Mark\u201d at the Radio Television of Serbia, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights called on \u0160ainovi\u0107 to apologize for crimes he is responsible for and stop promoting the policy of crimes. <\/span><\/p>\n YIHR demands that Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 publicly, clearly and unambiguously apologize to the families of Albanian civilian victims of war in Kosovo for whose deaths he was convicted. War criminals must apologize to the victims and speak publicly about their personal responsibility and guilt instead of denying their acts. Further, media services such as RTS must give more voice to the families of victims than to those who celebrate, relativise and diminish human losses.<\/b><\/p>\n On Tuesday, March 26, Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 was a <\/span>guest in the TV show \u201cQuestion Mark\u201d at the Radio Television of Serbia, where he was presented as \u201ca player of the time and a negotiator in Rambouillet\u201d<\/b>. Although it was mentioned during the show that he was <\/span>convicted of war crimes<\/b>, no question was asked about his responsibility for civilian victims of crime in Kosovo. <\/span>\u0160ainovi\u0107 is not a chronicler of the time, but a convicted war criminal<\/b> who<\/b> \u2013 if already at the Public Broadcasting Service, which is a problem in itself \u2013 <\/span>must be asked about the crimes and his responsibility<\/b>. Everything else amount to the denial of the crimes and mocking of the victims, by both Nikola \u0160ainovi\u0107 and the Radio Television of Serbia. <\/span><\/p>\n Full communication available <\/span>here<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo: Screenshot\/ Radio Television of Serbia<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Communication of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights with regard to the Reply from the Socialist Party of Serbia.\r\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[57],"tags":[406,1106,1149,1150,1108,1154,1112],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n