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Transitional justice mechanisms in Serbia in the context of democratic reforms and Serbia’s EU accession

A briefing discussion regarding the significance of including transitional justice issues into the process of the European integration of the Republic of Serbia was held on January 23rd, 2015 in the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) library. Representatives of the embassies of the European Union (EU) member states and Switzerland, Kosovo’s liaison officer, representatives of the EU Delegation and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Civil Rights Defenders and National Democratic Institute organizations participated in this meeting.

(srpski) Amnesty: Porodice nestalih tretirati kao civilne žrtve rata

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The Eight issue of the bulletin through ACCESSION towards JUSTICE

The eight issue of the bulletin through ACCESSION towards JUSTICE has been published!

The Head of the EU Delegation in Serbia, Mr. Michael Davenport, speaks about Transitional Justice as an integral part of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations. He expresses the EU standpoint with regard to the dealing with the legacy of the armed conflicts and of the systematic violations of human rights committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, and the importance of the negotiation process for establishing and accepting the responsibility for the crimes committed. A view of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations as offering a potential springboard for the development and comprehensive application of adequate Transitional Justice mechanisms is offered by Jelena Krstić, the Humanitarian Law Centre’s Outreach Manager.

The column dedicated to the news contains an overview of the most recent events in the field of transitional justice and Serbia’s EU integration process in the period November 2014-January 2015.

Send us your opinion and comments on the bulletin and/or topics that it initiates to the e-mail address towardsJUSTICE@hlc-rdc.org Discussion is also welcome on Twitter/#towardsJUSTICE.

Download your copy of the bulletin here.

The support of the European Parliament for dealing with the past in Serbia important for regional cooperation and reconciliation in the Western Balkans

The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) has submitted an amendment to the European Parliament Draft Motion for the Resolution on the 2014 Progress Report on Serbia (2014/2949(RSP)). It contains a recommendation for the reform of the rule of law, with the purpose of stimulating a comprehensive process of dealing with the legacy of the crimes committed, and of advancing regional cooperation and the reconciliation process in the Western Balkans.

(srpski) Kako je sudija Garotić premeštena sa ratnih zločina

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(srpski) Tortura u logorima – zastarjela

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HLC Sends Report on Situation in Serbia to UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) sent a report to the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (Committee) on January 9th, 2015, with regard to the situation in Serbia in this area of concern. The Committee will discuss the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Convention) in Serbia for the first time at its 8th Session, scheduled for February 4th and 5th, 2015, in Geneva.

(srpski) Ratni zločin kao patriotski čin

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(srpski) Vučić treba da povuče Vulinov Nacrt zakona

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Bill on Rights of Civilian Victims of War should be withdrawn

On 23rd December 2014, the public consultation on the Bill on the Rights of War Veterans,
Disabled War Veterans, Civilian Invalids of
War and their Family Members  (the Bill) prepared by the  Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy (the Ministry) was closed. The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) believes that this Bill should be withdrawn from the adoption procedure, because it does not reflect the real needs and diversity of victims who live in Serbia, violates the constitutional principle of equal protection before the law for every citizen, and is deeply inconsistent with international and generally accepted norms relating to the protection of victims of human rights abuses.