Source: recom.link By Dragan Markovina Although the periods when one could nurture rational optimism with respect to facing the past honestly, or in terms of expectations of comprehensive societal progress, have been few and far between in the Yugoslav region over the past 25 years, few would have expected a complete return to the paradigm of the ‘nineties.  Wrapped in […]

Source: federalna.ba The annual award of the "Foundation Farah Tahirbegović" was conferred today in Zenica upon the informal youth initiative "Because it Concerns Me" for their multi-annual contribution to the preservation of the "culture of remembrance" as a basis for the fight against oblivion, denial of war crimes, discrimination and segregation and the fight for restoring the dignity of all […]

Source: Recom.link By Ljubica Spaskovska In 2002, Human Rights Watch petitioned Macedonian President Trajkovski,  expressing concerns that a pending amnesty law for crimes related to the 2001 armed conflict could shield war criminals from prosecution. Their fears materialised. Nine years later, in July 2011, the Macedonian Parliament voted to apply the 2002 Amnesty Law to all cases returned to Macedonia for prosecution […]

On the 17th anniversary of the killings of 48 Kosovo Albanians in Suhareka/Suva Reka, campaigners walked from downtown Belgrade to the suburb of Batajnica, where the bodies were found in 2001. Ivana Nikolić, BIRN, Belgrade Around 30 activists led by Belgrade-based Youth Initiative for Human Rights, YIHR, and the My Initiative movement, gathered in downtown Belgrade on Saturday and walked to the […]

Source: Recom.link Forum for Transitional Justice #5 is exploring the issues of the role of education in the process of dealing with the past and reconciliation, particularly the history textbooks’ content in post-conflict societies and processes of democratization. This is a publication of the Humanitarian Law Center. Content Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………. 93 Authors……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 95 An Analysis of the contents of history textbooks in […]

Source: ICTY.org Tribunal | Press release | The Hague |  Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today convicted Radovan Karadžić, former President of Republika Srpska (RS) and Supreme Commander of its armed forces, of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war committed by Serb forces during the armed conflict in Bosnia and […]

Source: Recom.link Following a lengthy trial, the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty on one count of genocide as well as numerous crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Denisa Kostovicova assesses what the verdict means for Bosnia, writing that although the outcome of the trial is highly symbolic for […]

Press release Promotion of Bekim Fehmiu book "Brilliant and Terrifying" – part two March 25, 2016 in Prishtina, at National Theatre of Kosovo March 26, 2016 in Prizren, at Dokukino The second edition of the Festival "Mirëdita, dobar dan!" brings the book of Bekim Fehmi "Brilliant and Terrifying" – part two translated for the first time in Albanian language. After […]

Izvor: Recom.link This week’s predictions: Ko te Karadžić nek ti piše pjesme by Eric Gordy On Thursday the verdict will be delivered in one of ICTY’s last major cases, the one against Radovan Karadžić. You all know who he is and what he did, so no need to go into the details here: if you want to refresh your memory, here is the final […]

Source: Recom.link While civil society in Kosovo works to create new narratives, they will not be able to emancipate the society from existing ethno-nationalist entrapments, overcome the culture of silence, or create the conditions for ethnic reconciliation, without engaging with the everyday needs, interests, and perspectives of the victims, as well as proactively advocating for the inclusion of truth-telling, apology, […]

                      PRESS RELEASE To: Media                                                                                           Date: 09. 03. 2015   The Roma Association MIR Skopje and Forum Civil Peace Service with support from the German Foundation EVZ „Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” announce the start of the “Educational program for learning about the genocide of Roma and Sinti during World […]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Independent Journalists` Association of Vojvodina (IJAV)Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN Kosovo)Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst Ev (forumZFD) Project “Ordinary people: Missing rights – finding solutions”Sub-granting programme for investigative journalism We are seeking local media from Serbia to contribute to freedom of expression and reductionof hate speech in the media in Serbia and Kosovo through investigative reporting on theprotection of […]