{"id":9457,"date":"2020-07-08T18:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T17:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/?p=9457"},"modified":"2020-07-09T01:30:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:30:10","slug":"state-to-send-clear-message-that-any-kind-of-violence-is-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/en\/state-to-send-clear-message-that-any-kind-of-violence-is-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"State to Send Clear Message that any Kind of Violence Is Unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The public must be regularly informed on the progress of these two investigations so as to establish citizens\u2019 confidence in the institutions and the police, after having followed for hours on TV the clashes between the citizens and the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YIHR calls upon the highest state officials, President Vu\u010di\u0107, Prime Minister Ana Brnabi\u0107, as well as other officials, to use their authority and jurisdiction to normalise the relations in society and stop contributing to further conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9440\" src=\"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4.jpg 760w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-250x132.jpg 250w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-700x368.jpg 700w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-120x63.jpg 120w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-570x300.jpg 570w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-87x46.jpg 87w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-475x251.jpg 475w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_4-350x184.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holders of public functions as well as institutions have an obligation to preserve and improve the democratic order, which implies the lawful acting on the side of the police, but also to control and sanction cases of abuse of power by the police.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The abuse of power by the Interior Ministry, the State Intelligence Agency, and other institutions must be a subject of expedient, transparent, and thorough investigation. Apart from the excessive use of force, within the investigation, special attention must be paid to the potential misuse of cameras for identifying persons on the Nikola Pa\u0161i\u0107 Square and the plateau in front of the Serbian Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Police Directorate, rather than the politicians, should explain its actions to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9443\" src=\"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3.jpg 760w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-250x132.jpg 250w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-700x368.jpg 700w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-120x63.jpg 120w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-570x300.jpg 570w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-87x46.jpg 87w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-475x251.jpg 475w, https:\/\/yihr.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/beograd_protest_3-350x184.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last night\u2019s events must not remain just the subject of the arbitrary political qualifications. The violence shown by certain groups of protesters, and later the violence of certain members of the police and plain-clothes police officers, must not be normalised. The political interests of multiple sides, aiming to build narratives and collect points at last night&#8217;s events &#8211; can only lead to further radicalisation of the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the responsibility of the state bodies and independent institutions to put an end to all speculations through a clear determination of responsibility for the criminal offences and misdemeanours committed.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We call upon all citizens who have witnessed or have been subjected to excessive use of force or the use of force that is not lawful and justified during the protest, to contact the organisations:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Belgrade Center for Human Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bgcentar@bgcentar.org.rs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">011 3085 328<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A 11 \u2013 Initiative for Economic and Social Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">office@a11initiative.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">011 3225 172<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">061 1774 239<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Youth Initiative for Human Rights demands that the Ministry of Interior and the Ombudsman launch two independent investigations into the excessive use of force of the members of the police at the protest in Belgrade. 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