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Republic of Serbia in violation of UN Human Rights Committee decisions

Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) believes that the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Serbia (VSS) to overturn the Request for the protection of legality filed by the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia (RS) which is based on the Decision of the UN Human Rights Committee in favour of journalist Željko Bodrožić, is yet another proof that, although a signatory thereof, RS does not act in compliance with international human rights conventions.


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Victim/Witness Counselling and Legal Representation: a Model of Support – Project implementation report

In the period following the toppling of Slobodan Milošević, the transitional government supported domestic war crimes trials, but it soon became clear that serious impediments existed. Police was not willing to share its data on war crimes perpetrators with prosecutors, primarily because most of them belonged to the police. On the other hand, prosecutors and judges were not able to secure victims’ participation in war crimes trials because of their mistrust in Serbian institutions.


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Families of civilians killed in Podujevo filed a compensation lawsuit against Serbia

Family members of 14 civilians executed by members of the Ministry of the Interior (MUP) reserve unit “Scorpions” in Podujevo/Podujeve on March 28, 1999, filed a compensation lawsuit against the Republic of Serbia for the murder of their loved ones. On behalf of the 24 family members the compensation lawsuit was filed by the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) on January 24, 2007.


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Kosovo Institutions Applying the Law on the Use of Languages

In the period from July to October 2007, the Humanitarian Law Center – Kosovo (HLC – Kosovo) researched and analyzed the extent to which local Kosovo institutions, Kosovo Assembly, District and Municipal Court in Prishtinë/Priština, Kosovo Property Agency, and Health Care Centre IV apply the Law on the Use of Languages. HLC-Kosovo conducted research in the following multiethnic municipalities: (Prizren/Prizren, Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, Klinë/Klina, Gjilan/Gnjilane, Peja/Peć, and Dragaš/Dragash). It was also conducted in the municipalities with a predominantly Albanian population (Skenderaj/Srbica, Deçan/Dečane, Gllogovc/Glogovac, Malishevë/Mališevo, Podujevë/Podujevo/), and in the municipalities with predominantly Serb population (Štrpce/Shtërpcë, Leposavić/Leposaviq, Zubin Potok/Zubin Potok, and Zvečan/Zveçan). HLC-Kosovo treated Prishtinë/Priština and Mitrovicë/Mitrovica as special cases.


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New order clearly indicates support of the Army and the Ministry of Defence to Hague fugitives

Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) is of the opinion that the order issued by the Defence Minister on the service procedure for members of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Army of the Republic of Serbia with respect to persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is in disagreement with provisions of the Criminal Code and the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, both of which call for investigation, criminal prosecution, and punishment of perpetrators of criminal acts.


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