EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: ReConstruction of Responsibility – Societal Memory of Genocide

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: ReConstruction of Responsibility – Societal Memory of Genocide

Public debate imageOn the occasion of marking the 29 years since the Srebrenica genocide, the Humanitarian Law Center invites you to the debate “ReConstruction of responsibility – societal memory of genocide” featuring:

  • Srđan Milošević, historian and lawyer
  • Marija Mandić, linguist, IFDT
  • Milan St. Protić, historian and diplomat
  • Olga Manojlović Pintar, historian
  • Jovana Kolarić, HLC, moderator

How do we talk about Srebrenica? In what ways is the concept of responsibility being abused to grant social amnesty to perpetrators? Why is accepting responsibility interpreted as a danger to the nation?

The debate will take place on July 10, 2024, at 5:30 PM, Prostor Miljenko Dereta (Dobračina 55).

Simultaneous translation into English is provided

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MUP to Withdraw the Ban on the Festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!”

MUP to Withdraw the Ban on the Festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!”

Saopštenje Rezolucija - 2The Humanitarian Law Center expresses its protest against the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia to ban the festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!” and demands that Minister Ivica Dačić urgently revoke the decision and ensure the peaceful conduct of this cultural event.

The institutions of the Republic of Serbia are obliged to provide their citizens and all participants of the festival with freedom of expression and movement, as well as to guarantee safety during the festival.


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In Serbia, Justice Overruled: 25 Years after NATO Intervention, a Pass for Atrocity Crimes

In Serbia, Justice Overruled: 25 Years after NATO Intervention, a Pass for Atrocity Crimes

OpinioJuris-logo[Fred Abrahams covered the Kosovo conflict for Human Rights Watch. He wrote the book Modern Albania and co-wrote A Village Destroyed: War Crimes in Kosovo. Marija Ristic covered Serbian war crimes trials as a journalist for local and international media.]

This April, a modest courtroom in Belgrade, Serbia, offered a lens into the global debate on justice for atrocity crimes. The case dealt with mass killings in Kosovo committed 25 years ago but the topic has relevance for Sudan, Ukraine, Israel/Palestine and other conflicts today.


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