Representatives of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) participated in the 37th meeting of the Committee for Labour, Social Work, Social Inclusion and Reduction of Poverty, where the current refugee crisis in Serbia was discussed. (more…)
Donor: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Duration: January 2016 – May 2016
Public debate on the preparation and presentation of the preliminary Draft Civil Code of the Republic of Serbia was held in Novi Sad, at the premises of the Appellate Court. (more…)
In the evening between 21st and 22nd of January, unidentified attackers broke windows on Human Rights and Democrarcy House in Belgrade. Police arrived at the crime scene and we expect prompt reaction on identifying and appropriately sanctioning the attackers. (more…)
The advancement of Islamists in Iraq and Syria alongside unceasing clashes between government and rebel forces, the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan wherein the highest number of civilian casualties in the last 15 years was recorded, as well as the expansion of territories under control of ethnic and religious rebels in Libya and Yemen, and further deterioration of countries in sub-Saharan Africa led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to Europe since May 2015.
With regard to the statement made by the Minister of Justice, Nikola Selaković, that prosecutors who are politically suitable for the Government of the Republic of Serbia should be elected in the new election process, human rights organizations emphasize that such an application of political criteria without any doubt represents a violation of the constitutionality and legality of the prosecutors’ election process; and demand the dismissal of the Minister of Justice and repetition of the prosecutors’ election procedure. (more…)
