Representatives of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia, Montenegro and BH on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the war crime in Štrpci (BH) today handed over a dossier of responsibilities to the presidents of the Governments of Serbia, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska entity in BH. (more…)
As a network that has been strongly dedicated to reconciliation in the region for almost 20 years, Youth Initiative for Human Rights urges RYCO to take immediate action against the RYCO youth representative from Serbia, Jagos Stojanovic, for his problematic statement, which directly undermines the principles of reconciliation and cooperation between the youth in the region. (more…)
Today we mark the 28th anniversary of the crime in Strpci, when members of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) took out and killed 20 passengers, non-Serb civilians, at a train station in Strpci (BiH) from a train running on the Belgrade-Bar route. (more…)
As part of the “No impunity for the past” project, we organized training for journalists on searching the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Courts. (more…)
The Youth Network of Montenegro was founded by 35 youth organizations, organizations working with and for young people, as well as youth unions. The network is an umbrella organization of young people, whose mission is to represent the rights and interests of young people, create and advocate solutions to systemic challenges, connect youth policy actors and strengthen the capacities of members. The Youth Initiative for Human Rights is a member of this network. (more…)
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights organized a study visit to Dubrovnik from November 3rd to 5th, which is another activity of the No Impunity for the Past project, funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration. (more…)
On November 4, in the Information and Documentation Center, we held a meeting with Lidija Vukčević – Prosecutor in the Special State Prosecutor’s Office, Nerma Dobardžić – Deputy Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms, Edin Koljenovic – Head of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in Montenegro, Rifat Fejzic – Reis of the Islamic Community, and Boris Raonic – member of the IDC Council. In this way, we marked the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. The meeting was of informative and consultative character in order to develop further cooperation.
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President of the Parliament of Montenegro Aleksa Bečić, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro N.E. Oana Kristina Popa and Milan Radović from the Youth Initiative for Human Rights officially opened the Information and Documentation Center on War Crimes today. The Center was established as part of the “No impunity for the past” project implemented by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, funded by the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro, and co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration. (more…)
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights held a training entitled “Research and Documenting the Facts of the War Past” from 14 to 16 July, as one of the activities within the project “No impunity for the past”, supported by the Read more…