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Branko Ćulibrk: It is important to initiate a discussion on “difficult” issues and not be afraid of threats

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, […]

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The EU’s Policy Framework on support to transitional justice

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, […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Almost 7,000 people still missing

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 […]

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Education and Transitional Justice: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding [report]

Recom.link: http://www.recom.link/education-and-transitional-justice-opportunities-and-challenges-for-peacebuilding-report/ To gain a stronger understanding of how education can help countries dealing with legacies of conflict and mass atrocities, ICTJ partnered with UNICEF on an ambitious research project examining the connections between education and transitional justice in peacebuilding contexts. After over two and a half years of work examining experiences in nine countries and covering a myriad of […]

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Balkan Politicians ‘Not Taking Reconciliation Seriously’

Recom link: http://www.recom.link/balkan-politicians-not-taking-reconciliation-seriously/ Constant self-victimisation is prolonging the divisions that fuelled the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, experts warned during a discussion in Belgrade. Marija Ristic, BIRN, BelgradePoliticians are failing to properly address the issue of post-war reconciliation, experts told a panel discussion on Monday organised by a coalition of NGOs involved in campaigning for a regional […]

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Researching reconciliation: between public narratives and micro-politics

Text written for REKOM, www.recom.link By Catherine Baker Who needs to reconcile with each other after the Yugoslav wars, what would have to occur before reconciliation could take place, and how would anyone be able to tell if it had happened? Many researchers as well as policy-makers have tried to approach this question in post-Yugoslav societies – but often imply that meaningful […]

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Tears Falling on Bread ~ Winning Story of Srđan Aleksić Youth Competition

Source: http://www.recom.link/suze-padaju-na-kruh-pobednicka-prica-konkursa-srdan-aleksic/  Nevena Medic was recently awarded first place in the Post-Conflict Research Center’s “Srđan Aleksić Youth Competition”. “Srđan Aleksić Youth Competition“, challenges young people in Bosnia to discover, collect, and share stories of peacebuilding, moral courage, and interethnic cooperation from their local communities. Through the competition, the center hopes to inspire youth to take an active role in the promotion of […]

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