Board of Directors

Bekim Blakaj

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Bekim Blakaj studied Organizational Sciences at Belgrade University. Since 2000, he has been involved in the work of HLC Kosovo, initially as a researcher and later as a project coordinator for the "Kosovo Memory Book" project. He has conducted numerous interviews with survivors and family members of war victims in Kosovo from all ethnic backgrounds. In 2006, Bekim became the Head of HLC Kosovo, leading the organization toward its independence in 2011. He now serves as the Executive Director of HLC Kosovo. ... Read more ↓

Florence Hartmann

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Florence Hartmann is a political analyst and expert on Balkan issues and frozen conflicts, with extensive experience in human rights, international justice, and transitional justice. In 1985, she completed her master's degree in foreign literature and civilizations at the University of Paris-Nanterre. She began reporting on the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1987 as a freelance journalist, and from 1989, for the French newspaper Le Monde. After returning to Paris in mid-1994, she continued to cover international affairs for Le Monde until the end of 2000. ... Read more ↓

Heleen Habraken

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Heleen Habraken has worked for the past two decades in human rights and international criminal justice, focusing on achieving accountability for violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law. Her background includes analyzing complex cases of individuals suspected of senior responsibility for war crimes, including some of the Serbian leadership cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. She has also served as an analyst and human rights officer for United Nations commissions of inquiry. ... Read more ↓

Jelena Stevančević

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Jelena Stevančević holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Belgrade School of Law. She is a human rights activist and rule of law expert with over 20 years of professional experience. To support post-conflict and post-authoritarian state and social transformation, she has collaborated with various national, international, and intergovernmental organizations. Jelena has worked as a researcher, analyst, coordinator, and manager, providing advice on transitional justice issues related to judicial and legal reform, criminal justice and accountability, and public awareness campaigns. ... Read more ↓

Midhat Izmirlija

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Midhat Izmirlija is an Associate Professor at the Law School of the University of Sarajevo, where he teaches seminars on human rights, gender and law, and the theory of law and the state. He holds a master's degree in law from the University of Sarajevo Law School and a master's degree in human rights and democracy from the University of Sarajevo's Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sarajevo Law School. His research focuses on human rights, anti-discrimination law, the theory of the state, the theory of law, and transitional justice. Midhat has served as a legal expert on projects concerning the implementation of anti-discrimination law, gender equality law, and the improvement of the human rights protection system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Read more ↓

Nedim Sejdinović

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Nedim Sejdinović is a journalist, writer and essayist. As a journalist, he writes for the weekly Vreme, and is also the author of numerous media researches, analyzes and studies. He published two books of prose, one book of poetry and one book of political essays: Hodočašće viska, prose (1998); Zatvorski sindrom, essays (2012); San svakog upaljača, prose (2012); ); Zapratite me za više korisnih informacija, poetry (2024). He is the founder and editor of the publishing company "Cenzura". He is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia. ... Read more ↓

Tihomir Loza

Lorme ipsum (01.01.20xx - 13.01.20xx.)
Tihomir Loza is the director of SEENPM, a network of 18 media centers and institutes across 12 countries in Central and Southeastern Europe. He is the former deputy director of Transitions, a Prague-based publisher and media development organization. In the past, he worked as a writer and editor for several outlets in the Balkans, including the Oslobodjenje daily and the magazines Naši dani and Nedjelja in Sarajevo, as well as the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in London. ... Read more ↓