Donor: Freedom House
Duration of the project: May 2001- April 2002

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights opened its branch office in Priboj, in the ethnically – mixed region of Sandzak, in February 2001. The goal of the project was to help the development of civil society in the region. Thus, a series of round tables was organized, at which different aspects of civil society and human rights were discussed. The goal was not only to spread information and educate, but to build a network among the participants, so that they could later cooperate. There were six round tables, covering different areas. The seminars exposed the public in the region to the human rights in diverse societies and showed that dialogue between members of different ethnic groups was possible. (more…)

Donor: FRESTA – Peace and Stability Secretariat of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Duration of project: May 2001 – September 2002

The Project “Support to Reform of the Justice Sector in Serbia” was the project of the Danish Institute of Human Rights (DIHR), which started in May 2001 and is sponsored by the Peace and Stability Secretariat (FRESTA) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project was carried out in cooperation with the two relevant Serbian Ministries: the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice and also includes support to two local NGOs: Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and Belgrade Child Rights Centre (Yugoslav Child Rights Centre). (more…)

Donor: The Council of Europe (CoE)
Duration of project: September 2001 – April 2002

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights organised a three-phase project for the abolition of the death penalty in Serbia. In the first phase, a mode survey on the level of consciousness of the death penalty in Serbia was designed by Professor Dragan Popadić. The survey passed Council of Europe scrutiny, and by their recommendations new questions were included and an opinion poll was added. A one-day training course for survey conductors followed, and the trained conductors travelled around Serbia gathering data from respondents of different ages, sexes and educational backgrounds. (more…)

Donor: The Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria (NED grant)
Duration of project: November 2001 – February 2002

Within the project awarded to the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Bulgaria) by the National Endowment for Democracy, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights was assigned to develop a policy document called “Country Report for Serbia”. The document consisted of: (more…)

Donor: Freedom House

Duration of project: March 2001 – March 2002

Clearly any movement to foster respect for human rights had to include, from its very inception, a program to educate the police force and their managing officials of the tenets of human rights law. In order to work toward this goal of police education, the Centre organised four 4-day seminars directed specifically at the law enforcement profession.  Participants (30 per seminar) were selected by the Board of the Belgrade Centre in close cooperation with the Federal and Republican Ministry of the Interior. Seminars were comprised of a combination of case studies, workshops, and lectures from both domestic and foreign human rights experts. The seminars began with an overview of the concrete rights the police force must respect, and covered specific institutions and human rights protection mechanisms, as well as general theory. (more…)

Donor: Bundesakademie, Germany
Duration of project: October 2001

The German Federal College for Security Studies (on behalf of the German government) and the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights organised a seminar entitled ‘Democratic Control of Armed Forces – The Role of Parliament, Media an Academia,’ held from 25 – 27 October at Hotel Intercontinental in Belgrade. The seminar was intended for high ranking representatives – members of parliament, government officials, members of the armed forces, academics and journalists – of several South Eastern and Central European states. (more…)