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.


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.


Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

“The Humanitarian Law Center has been of enormous help to my office since 1994. But our face-to-face meeting impressed and inspired me, especially her [Natasa Kandic’s] courage, openness and genuine concern for the victims of war crimes… It is in no small part thanks to her efforts that witnesses are coming forward to ensure that truth be told, forcing the region to face up to its history.”
Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia writing for Time magazine Europe, 60 years of Heroes 2006

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