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Serbia
Den norske Helsingforskomité har hatt et sterkt engasjement i Serbia siden begynnelsen av 1990-tallet. Vi støtter og samarbeider med søsterkomiteen i Beograd.
Yugoslavia's Implosion:
Sonia Biserko, Chair of the Serbian Helsinki Committee and author of the book “Yugoslavia’s Implosion” published by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, visited Brussels on 19-20 March to launch the book and take part in discussions around the topic of “Serbian nationalism still alive: what impact for EU enlargement?”.
Serbia and Europe:
Chair of the Helsinki Committee for human rights in Serbia Sonja Biserko will present her book «Yugoslavia’s implosion», as well as views on Serbia with relevance to Serbia’s EU integration, in events in Brussels on 18-20 March 2013. The book, published by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, will be presented to the public on Wednesday 20 March at 13.00. There will also be meetings with the European Parliament Working Group for Western Balkans, representatives of the European Commission, Directorate General of Englargement among others. The visit is organized by the NHC in co-operation with our liason in Brussels, the International Partnership for Human Rights.
Western Balkans:
A conference on the role of universities in peacebuilding took place at the university of Novi Pazar, Serbia on December 14-15. The conference is part of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee's reconciliation program for the Western Balkans.
Universities and peacebuilding:
The role of universities in peacebuilding has been dicussed in the Western Balkans as part of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee program “Building bridges not walls – The role of universities in peacebuilding”.
Internasjonalr rettsoppgjør:
Bosnisk -serbiske Zadravko Tolimir ble 12.12.2012 dømt til livsvarig fengsel og funnet skyldig i blant annet folkemord ved Srebrenica og i tvungen befolkningsforflytning fra Srebernica og Zepa i FNs krigsforbryterdomstol for det tidligere Jugoslavia i Haag (ICTY).
Tuesday 20.11 Sonja Biserko, founder and President of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, presented her book
"Yugoslavia’s Implosion" at The Norwegian Helsinki Committee’s seminar "Serbia - stuck in the past or proving EU worthy of
a peace prize?"
The seminar also featured Neil Campbell, head of EU policy development at the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels,
and Aage Borchgrevink, Norwegian author and senior advisor at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Sonja Biserko thanked the
Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the publisher of the book, for being one of most important supporters of the HCHRS for two decades.
Serbia:
After the May 2012 elections, former key allies of Slobodan Milosevic became Serbia’s Prime Minister and President. Their declared goal is now EU membership. Is this goal credibly pursued by the new government? Does the process towards EU membership warrant the Noble Peace Price to the European Union? Tuesday 20.11 we launch the book “Yugoslavia’s Implosion: The Fatal Attraction of Serbian Nationalism” by Sonja Biserko, where she traces the roots of Serbia’s situation today.
Serbia:
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee condemns today’s decision by the Serbian Authorities to ban Belgrade Pride 2012. This is the third time that the parade has been banned. The parade, belonging to an international movement of peaceful celebrations of diversity, is an important way to attract attention to the rights of equality before the law for all persons defining themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans and Intersex persons (LGBTI). Banning the parade indicates that Serbian Authorities are not prepared to secure the rights to freedom of assembly and expression for one of Europe’s most vulnerable minorities.
Oppgjør med fortiden fortsatt en politisk utfordring:
- Rettsaken er viktig fordi den gir landene i regionen en mulighet til å ta innover seg hvilke forbrytelser som faktisk ble begått. Det er nødvendig for å bidra til en mer normalisert og tolerant samfunnsutvikling og til bedre relasjoner mellom landene på Vest-Balkan. Dette viser at oppgjøret med krigsforbrytelser ikke er et kapittel som er lukket med utleveringen av de siste ettersøkte fra Serbia til Haag, sier Helsingforskomiteens Balkanrådgver Ole Benny Lilleås.
Seminar: Serbia at another crossroad:
- The most basic European value that Serbia needs is respect for the rule of law and legal procedure, said Sonja Biserko at the seminar “Serbia at another crossroad” hosted by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, just four days before elections in Serbia.
Serbia:
- Den nye regjeringen vil ha mange store utfordringer. Serbia har forpliktet seg til omfattende reformer på viktige områder som diskrimineringsvern, frie medier og oppgjør med fortiden, men har så langt ikke demonstrert evne til å sørge for en reell implementering av disse, sier Ole B. Lilleås, seniorrådgiver i Den norske Helsingforskomité som observerte søndagens valg i Serbia.
Serbia:
Sunday 6 May citizens of Serbia will vote in presidential, parliamentary, regional and local elections. Even though it is wider support for the need for European integration now than in 2008, it is obvious that the candidates struggle to prevent that this ambition alienates voters.
Invitation to the seminar:
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to our seminar
Parliamentary, presidential and local elections:
- Serbia at another crossroad
Time: Wednesday 2 May 13:30 – 16:00
Venue: Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo,
Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia:
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee held a regional meeting in Sarajevo about the program Build Bridges not Walls that has been
initiated at the universities in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia.
The aim of the meeting was to discuss the role of the universities in peacebuilding with all interested parties in the program,
including university professors, student union representatives and NGOs.
NHCs klage fikk medhold:
Pressens faglige utvalg ga på gårsdagens møte Den norske Helsingforskomité medhold i sin klage på dokumentaren "Byen som kunne ofres", som ble vist på NRK i april i år.
Serbia innvilget kandidatstatus til EU:
I dag ble Serbia tilkjent kandidatstatus til EU, og forhandlingene om medlemskap vil kunne begynne i desember hvis Serbia gjenopptar dialogen med Pristina for å løse situasjonen i Kosovo.
Serbia:
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is concerned about the Serbian National Security Council’s decision to ban all public gatherings on 2 October 2011. The decision, as intended, effectively led to a ban on Belgrade Pride 2011. We are concerned regarding the development in this case specifically, and the situation for LGBTI people in Serbia generally. In a letter sent to the President of Serbia Boris Tadić today, we condemn the ban and call for concrete measures to ensure that Belgrade Pride can take place in 2012. The NHC has also encouraged the Norwegian Embassy to Serbia and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make it clear to Serbian authorities that such a ban is not acceptable. Read the letter below.
Serbia:
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee regrets the decision of the National Security Council of the Serbian Parliament to ban Belgrade Pride 2011. The statement made by the Serbian president Boris Tadić that “This way the citizens and members of the LGBT* population are protected” is a clear indicator that the rights of sexual and gendered minorities are still not being taken seriously by Serbian authorities.
Helsingforskomiteen la tirsdag frem sine hovedsynspunkter på norsk politikk på Vest-Balkan for Utenriks-og forsvarskomiteen på Stortinget. Høringen ble arrangert i forbindelse med den nylig publiserte Stortingsmeldingen Norsk innsats for stabilitet og utvikling i Sørøst-Europa. Helt sentralt for Helsingforskomiteen er styrking av demokrati, menneskerettigheter, rettstatsprinsipper og fremme av forsoning på Vest-Balkan.
Serbia:
- Helsingforskomiteen ser fram til at Ratko Mladic overleveres for rettsforfølgelse i Haag. Dette er en viktig dag for internasjonal strafferett, uttaler generalsekretær i Helsingforskomiteen Bjørn Engesland.
(06/12-2010) In an open letter signed by 104 of Serbia’s leading intellectuals, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia appeals to Serbs in Kosovo to vote in the upcoming extraordinary parliamentary elections to be held on 12 December 2010.
(09/12-2010) A large number of Serbian human rights activists have signed a petition in which they strongly disapprove their government’s decision to boycott the ceremony of The Nobel Peace Prize bestowal on Liu Xiaobo.
Seminar:
Dealing with war crimes in Serbia
(08/11-2010) - The ICTY legacy must be imposed on Serbia. Serbian elites won't accept the findings of the court on their own, said Sonia Biserko, Chair of the Helsinki Committee for Human rights in Serbia, and this years' winner of the Leo Eitinger Award, at a seminar today arranged by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. At the seminar, Biserko analyzed several of the challenges that Serbia, but also the region as a whole, is facing. - It can look as if Serbia is moving in the right direction. With Prime minister Tadic' new governement and his European orientation, things have changed for the better. But our recent past is very difficult. It is not easy sobering up after 20 years of radical nationalism, continued Biserko. - What Serbia needs is a national commission, that can help us to face ourselves. We need to analyze the tragedies of the 1990s and how Yugoslavia could fall in such a violent, terrible way. Such a commission could also contribute to reconciliation in the region as a whole, said Biserko. Sonja Biserko will be awarded the 2010 University of Oslo's Human Rights Award, the Eitinger Prize, in a ceremony at the University of Oslo, Monday 8 November 18.00. Sonja Biserko is regarded as the strongest voice of human rights in the Balkans today. As the chair of Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia she has stood up against war, ethnic cleansing, strong nationalist currents and corrupted power.
Seminar:
(28/10-2010) State and society in Serbia has yet to face the past. War crimes must be and has been prosecuted before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as well as before courts in Serbia and in the region. While this is an important goal in itself, it is not sufficient for Serbia to truly face her past and learn the lessons from it. Sonja Biserko, Chair Helsinki of the Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and this years' winner of the Leo Eitinger award will be the main contributor at this seminar co-arranged with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights.
(11/10-2010) The Gay Pride parade in Belgrade was completed Sunday, despite violent attacks and 500 protesters who shouted "Death over gays," and “Serbia, Serbia, Serbia.” More than 1,000 participants walked through the streets of Belgrade, protected by 5,000 police who used tear gas to stop the protesters. Both the march and the planned following party were carried out despite the challenges.
(09/05-2008) - Parlamentsvalget i Serbia 11. mai 2008 finner sted i en atmosfære av til dels hatske nasjonalistiske utfall som kan knyttes til en bred trend i serbisk samfunnsliv.
(02/04-2008) The Norwegian Helsinki Committee's seminar about the situation in Serbia yesterday, was welcommed with great interest. 50 attendants were present to follow the discussions about the current situation in Serbia.
Serbia:
(12/03-2008) Human rights defenders in Serbia are under pressure after Kosovos declaration of independence.
Joint media release on Kosovo:
(10/03-2008) Success will depend on effective scrutiny of human rights record, says Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.
Serbia etter presidentvalget:
(05/02-2008) - Serbia har unngått et stort tilbakeskritt med andre runde av presidentvalget på søndag.
(22/01-2008) To svært ulike kandidater kan bli Serbias president i år - men ingen av dem vil ta et ordentlig oppgjør med fortiden.
(19/12-2007) Regional and local human rights school coordinators from the West Balkan countries are gathered in Oslo this weekend to discuss and plan their work for the upcoming year.
Utenriksminister Støre:
(13/03-2007) Utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre svarer på utfordringen om at Norge har bidratt til å svekke presset på Serbia til å samarbeide med FN-domstolen for det tidligere Jugoslavia.
(28/02-2007) Norge har spilt en avgjørende rolle i å få innlemmet Serbia i NATOs partnerskap for fred, stikk i strid med anmodninger fra Den internasjonale domstolen for det tidligere Jugoslavia.
Nasjonalistpartiet størst...:
(22/01-2007) Alt tyder på at parlamentsvalget i Serbia søndag ble gjennomført på en ordentlig måte. Det er ikke rapportert om avorlige uregelmessigheter, melder Helsingforskomiteens Ole B. Lilleås fra Beograd.
