Donor: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Belgrade
Duration of the project: July – December 2001
The Third Festival “One World” was held in Prague in April 2001, under the auspices of Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic. It is in practice that other countries do the re-screening of the best films from the Prague Festival. (more…)
Donor: USAID
Duration of the project: January – August 2001
Due to the attitude of the former Yugoslav government and government-controlled media towards human rights and humanitarian law, human rights in the FRY were perceived by the public as a tool for Western countries interests and not as a main precondition for democratisation. However, after political changes on 5 October 2000, a favourable atmosphere for a promotion of human rights was created. (more…)
Donor: Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces
Duration of the project: February – November 2001
Initiated by Switzerland, the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF), as an international endeavor dedicated to promoting and facilitating the structuring of civil-military relations in accordance with fundamental democratic principles, assigned the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights to provide DCAF with an analytical report on the legal dimensions of reform of the security sector in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (more…)
Donor: Danish Association for International Co-operation (Mellemvolkeleight Samvirke)
Duration of project: July – August 2001
The second, 2001, summer work camp took place in Tekija, a small picturesque town situated in the Djerdap gorge of the river Danube, close to the Romanian border. The purpose of the camp was to provide participants with the basic information, education and training in human rights and the rights of the child, with a focus on combating racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance. The purpose of establishing such work camp was also to bring young people from the former Yugoslavia region and Europe together. A similar camp was held in Tekija in summer 2000. The purpose of the camp was to provide participants with basic information, education and training in the fields of human rights and the rights of the child, with a focus on combating racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance. The work camp format was chosen to bring together young people from Europe and the former Yugoslavia. (more…)
Donor: Council of Europe
Duration of project: February 2001
Within the framework of the processes towards the accession of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the Council of Europe, and on the basis of Resolution (2000) 15 of the Committee of Ministers, a “Conference on the compatibility of the legislation and practice with the European Convention on Human Rights and other European norms” took place in Belgrade on 16 – 17 February 2001. The conference was co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights. (more…)
Donor: The Olaf Palme International Center
Duration of project: January – December 2001
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights organised Training the Trainers Course – Human Rights School for future lecturers on human rights and democracy as a continuation of its ‘Training the Trainers’ project. Participants in the project were individuals with degrees in law, political science, history, etc., as well as assistant professors and students.The training lasted 12 days and was comprised of a combination of lectures, case studies and workshops.
