A propos the article “I hope Syria will not suffer western intervention – I have lived it”, published in The Guardian
The online edition of the British daily “The Guardian” published an article authored by Jasmina Tešanović titled “I hope Syria will not suffer western intervention – I have lived it”, on September 16th, 2013. In her article, the author recalls the day-to-day life in Belgrade during the NATO bombing in 1999 from her personal point of view.
The “Hrant Dink” Award was presented on Sunday, September 15th in Istanbul to Nataša Kandić, the founder of the Humanitarian Law Center and the Regional Coordinator for RECOM. This award is presented to individuals, non-profit organizations or groups who work for a fairer world without discrimination, racism or violence – to those people who devote themselves to these ideals, fight stereotypes, and use the language of peace, and thus inspire and give hope to others.
The President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, has appointed Judge of the Appellate Court in Belgrade Siniša Važić his personal envoy to the RECOM’s Regional Expert Group. Croatian President Ivo Josipović appointed Zlata Đurđević, Professor at the Faculty of Law of University of Zagreb, as his personal envoy to RECOM; Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov appointed Luben Arnaudoski, Deputy General Secretary for Legal and Organizational Affairs at the Office of the Macedonian President; Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law in Podgorica and his personal Adviser on Minority and Human Rights, Sonja Tomović-Šundić; Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga appointed her personal Legal Adviser Selim Selimi; Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegović appointed Deputy Mayor of Sarajevo Aljoša Čampara; Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Komšić appointed Goran Mihaljević, a legal expert on cooperation with the Hague tribunal. No personal envoys have been appointed by the third Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nebojša Radmanović, and Slovenian President Borut Pahor.