Source: Balkandiskurs By Danka Cvijić (Photo: Shutterstock) Hate speech is used less now than during the 1990s, but it is still seen most frequently in political campaigns. Thus it has to be prevented, in order for it not to evolve into crime. Toxic words quickly and easily infect entire populations. Such speech has caused some of the worst conflicts, wars, […]

Published on Balkan Diskurs January 25, 2016 The Bosnian war ended 20 years ago, but the eastern town of Višegrad still struggles over its collective history. Local authorities wanted to demolish a house on Pionirska Street, where 70 Muslim civilians were burned alive. Protests put the decision on hold, but a permanent solution has yet to be found. Text and […]

Learning from the past – Exploring the Role of Transitional Justice in Rebuilding Trust in a Post-conflict Society Dear Colleagues, The International University of Sarajevo (IUS) is hosting its third summer school from June 20 to July 4, 2016. The summer school aims to make a contribution to the process of dealing with the past, reconciliation and transitional justice approaches […]

In the period March- November 2015, after a series of 10 trainings for trainers- "MemorInmotion"- a pedagogical tool on the culture of remembrance, 124 teachers, professors and actors in organizations dealing with education for peace, were trained in the use of tools in their fields of activity. This project was initiated, created and arranged by forumZFD, in close cooperation with […]

INVITATION You are cordially invited to attend the book publishing event for The Soul’s Remembrance. The book contains stories from the past of our participants of the project Dealing with the Past in Kosovo carried out by Action for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding (ANP) and Kurve Wustrow from Germany. Be among the first to receive a copy and to see the documentary about the project. Date, […]

Contributing authors for RECOM It is highly unlikely that critical narratives examining the past will find a fertile ground in the educational institutions of divided and isolated societies. In this respect, the textbooks are just the metaphorical tip of the iceberg. By Jana Bacevic When speaking of the processes of facing the past and reconciliation within the context of violent […]

After a series of 10 trainings of the trainers about "MemorInmotion" -the pedagogical Tool on culture of remembrance, initiated, created and edited by forumZFD in close cooperation with the partners -EUROCLIO-HIP BiH, Anne Frank House, YIHR, pax christi Aachen, teachers, historians and experts in Dealing with the past-, 130 teachers, professors and actors of organisations working on peace education were […]

A group of people gathered in Sarajevo to commemorate the killings of Serb civilians during the siege of the city in the 1990s and put up a makeshift plaque to honour the victims. Author: Denis Dzidic,  BIRN Sarajevo A group of around 30 people gathered in the At Mejdan Park in Sarajevo city centre on Monday to commemorate the killings […]

Author: STEPHANIE KOEHLER {Photo: Stephanie Koehler} Source: http://www.rebellesociety.com/2015/12/02/not-to-be-repeated-ongoing-trauma-for-victims-of-bosnia-herzegovina-civil-war-20-years-later/ ‘Women across Borders’ is a global awareness campaign, shedding light onto the issue of sexual violence around the world. Photographer and executive producer, Stephanie Koehler, traveled to various Balkan states in 2015 to interview female survivors of sexual violence and experts in the field. Part of the campaign is a personal message […]

Source: Media.ba The Center for Youth Kvart from Prijedor was officially established in 2010, whereas unofficially it had existed as a youth program of the organization ”Zdravo da ste” since 2006. It is, as members of Kvart say themselves, a peace building, human rights, non-party, non-governmental and non-for-profit association of citizens based on uncompromising respect for universal human values such as peace, […]

ICRC: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/bosnia-and-herzegovina-almost-7000-people-still-missing Sarajevo (ICRC) – Twenty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to step up efforts to determine what happened to the nearly 7,000 people still unaccounted for from the conflict there. At the same time, the ICRC is calling on anyone who […]

Recom.link: http://www.recom.link/the-eus-policy-framework-on-support-to-transitional-justice/ EU adopted its policy framework on support to transitional justice at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, November 16. The EU is already active in supporting transitional justice through its conflict prevention, crisis response and peacebuilding, security and development activities. It is one of the largest financial contributors to transitional justice initiatives worldwide, providing financing to justice, truth seeking initiatives, […]