Author Archives: Tamara Protic - 2014

Out of the box

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August 25, 2014

Donator: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia

Duration: December 2013 – February 2015

Partners: Belgrade centre for Human Rights, Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM), ApsArt Centre, Media centre Beta (MBC) 

The project ‘Out of the Box’ provided young people from different parts of Serbia with an opportunity to connect and learn through friendship, joint projects, and exchanges of ideas and visions. The Offices for Youth, and their coordinators and assistants are an important and unique partner for the promotion of youth policy and youth living in Serbia. (more…)

Active Youth for Active Minority Councils

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Donor: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia

Duration: May 2014- May 2015

Partners: Urban-In and Belgrade Centre for Human Rights

The overall objective of this project is to contribute increasing youth participation and influence in the decision making process and work of National Minority Councils to ensure better fulfilment of minority rights. The common problem for all the Minority Councils is low level of youth participation in work and promotion of Councils importance for integration in Serbian society. (more…)

Transparent Work of the Judicial Authorities – Starting Point for Addressing the Problem of Overcrowding in the Penitentiaries

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August 18, 2014

Donor: Open Society Foundations via the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Duration: June – December 2013

transparentnostExcessive resort to pre-trial detention (PTD) continues to be a serious problem throughout the Central Eastern Europe and the practice of PTD in most countries of the region seems to be contrary to the standards and case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and other international standards on the realisation and protection of human rights of persons deprived of liberty. (more…)

Labour Law, another test for democracy

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July 8, 2014

zakon_o_radu1 copyOne of the most important laws, Labour law, soon will be substantially altered without adequate public debate. In a country where even the minimum rights provided by the Labour law have not been respected for years, and as well the unemployment is growing or stagnating, these changes would have to be in the center of interest of the expert and the general public. However, in practice, everything looks different. Mentioning of the draft law provisions are partial, inaccurate and untimely, from which it can be concluded that there is no will to develop constructive exchange of opinions. (more…)

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has launched the Report on Human Rights in Serbia 2013.

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April 1, 2014

BCLJP_5The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has launched at the press conference its annual Report on Human Rights in Serbia 2013. Dr. Vesna Petrović, Executive Director of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, summarized the general social, political and economic conditions for the enjoyment of human rights. Ivan Protić, journalist, presented appearing of human rights as a topic in the media as well as the way they were presented (and often violated). (more…)