Donator: Embassy of Canada in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia
Duration: November 2015 – February 2016
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and YUROM Centre Niš initiated a project through which they drew attention to the phenomenon of early or child marriages and its negative impact on children’s enjoyment of their rights. (more…)
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, organised the panel discussion “Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law.” The discussion was opened by former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Professor Emeritus of international law at the University of Milan, Mr. Fausto Pocar. In his presentation, Prof. Pocar elaborated closely on the current challenges and perspectives of the universal jurisdiction in international criminal law. (more…)
5, October 2015
Memorial Lecture for Professor Vojin Dimitrijević
»Freedom of movement and the migration issue in the European context«
Professor Fausto Pocar, Emeritus of International Law, University of Milan
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Human Rights House Belgrade and Human Rights House Zagreb invite Serbian and Croatian governments to urgently eliminate all restrictive measures undermining the freedom of movement of the people and the goods, as well as to establish a normal communication in order to solve all problems throughopen dialogues. We invite all governments in Southeast and Eastern Europe to urgently establish cooperation measures and daily communication to jointly assist refugees. (more…)
The EU faces a historic test this week to address the refugee crisis. The special sessions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council and of the European Council offer a unique opportunity to show leadership. Having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 and priding itself on its deep commitment to fundamental values such as human dignity, human rights, equality, solidarity and the rule of law, the EU bears a heavy responsibility to come up with more workable solutions. Let us not forget that the EU guarantees the right to asylum in its own Charter of Fundamental Rights. (more…)
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights will mark its 20th anniversary by being honoured to host the 2015 Human Rights Conference “Human Rights and Universality” of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) on 21-22 September 2015. The theme has been chosen because almost 70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the legitimacy of human rights is still being questioned and human rights scepticism still abounds. However, new ways of approaching the universality of human rights are emerging. (more…)
