Hearing of Witness Ismet Šehić in the Compensation Case against the Republic of Serbia for Torture Committed in Detention Camps Šljivovica and Mitrovo Polje

A main hearing in the compensation case against the Republic of Serbia filed by the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) on behalf of Omer Čavić and another eight plaintiffs, former prisoners in the Šljivovica (Čajetina municipality) and Mitrovo Polje (Aleksandrovac Municipality) detention camps was held on February 18, 2011 before a Trial Chamber of the First Basic Court in Belgrade.


SO WE KNOW: Kukurovići, Februar 18, 1993

On February 18, 1993 members of the Užice Corps of the Yugoslav Army (YA) committed an artillery attack on the Kukurovići village, located along the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, on which occasion three people were killed: Uzeir Bulutović, Mušan Husović, and Fatima Sarač. Fearing for their lives, remaining residents fled the village, leaving their property behind to be destroyed and torched down.


Nataša Kandić o izveštaju Dika Martija za Time Magazin

Natasa Kandić, vodeći borac za ljudska prava u regionu, je odlučna u tvrdnji da Euleks ne može da osigura bezbednost svedoka u svojim istragama.“Sa njima niko neće govoriti, to će ugroziti ljude“, rekla je ona. Gospođa Kandić umesto toga poziva neko telo kao što je Savet bezbednosti UN da imenuje specijalnog tužioca koji bi odmah vršio relokaciju svedoka i njihovih porodica.

Two Eye-Witnesses Testify as the Compensation Proceedings for the Residents of the Kukurovići Village Continues

Belgrade, February 9, 2011 – A new hearing was held before the High Court in Belgrade in the compensation proceedings for the former residents of the Kukurovići village near Priboj. The compensation lawsuit was filed by the Humanitarian Law Center in 2007 on behalf of 12 plaintiffs for the responsibility of the state for the destruction of their property during the attack of the members of the Užice Corps.


Youth from Priština Visits Belgrade

Six students from Priština visited the Humanitarian Law Center as part of their three day long visit to Belgrade.

The Initiative for RECOM Regional Coordinator, Jelena Krstić, presented the Initiative for Establishing the Regional Commission for Establishing Facts About War Crimes and Other Serious Human Rights Violations on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia in Period 1991-2001.


Godišnjica masakra na Markalama

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The European Union is closely monitoring the issue of recognition of Pristina University in Serbia

With reference to the letter sent by the Preševo Human Rights Committee to Catherine Ashton,  High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, protesting the decision of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia not to recognize diplomas issued by universities in Priština, European Union representatives for the Balkans Pierre Mirrel andd Gunar Vigand responded that the issue of education and in particular the issue of university diploma accreditation is carefully considered by the EU. They added that they would encourage both sides to reach a solution compatible with European standards.


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