The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) bestowed the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award to the Balkan regional network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) for its work on peacebuilding and reconciliation in the Balkans. In his speech accepting the award on behalf of the organization on September 30, 2019, Ivan…
Originally published on Facebook. Photo courtesy of Media Center Belgrade. I remember very well, 3 years ago I was standing in front of the Court in Belgrade, having my first hiring regarding charges against me, because I organized commemoration of Srebrenica genocide in Belgrade. A lot of people came to show their support and my…
The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) was founded in 1997 as an expert, voluntary, non-governmental organization whose members are legal experts engaged in promoting and advocating the rule of law, upholding human rights, raising public awareness, conceiving, designing and leading civic initiatives, rendering legal assistance to victims of human rights violation, as well as developing co-operation with…
YIHR is part of a network of organizations working in the Balkan region. The focus of our work is involving young people in reconciliation after the war, in building democratic society and institutions, and in articulation the need of the society to develop. Currently YIHR is the home of the Secretariat of World Youth Movement…