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Compensation Lawsuit for Torture: Elmaz Hukić Case

On 8 April 2009, a Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) attorney filed a compensation lawsuit on behalf of Elmaz Hukić from the village of Ugao [Sjenica municipality] against the Republic of Serbia for its responsibility in the torture of Elmaz Hukić by members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior in 1993. The procedure was initiated as part of the HLC support programme for the victims of past human rights violations.


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Kosovo Government should establish rail service on Kosovo Polje-Lešak-Kosovo Polje line

The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) and HLC-Kosovo strongly urge the Kosovo Government to establish rail services on the Kosovo Polje – Lešak line and enable the citizens of Kosovo, especially Serbs, to travel freely and cheaply and to conduct their business as they did prior to the attempt of the Republic of Serbia to assume control of the administration of rail services on this line.


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Human Rights Defenders at risk

The United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by consensus by the UN General Assembly on 9 December 1998, recognises the legitimacy of the activities of human rights defenders, their right to freedom of association and to carry out their activities without fear of reprisals.


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