Statements

Between 2010 and 2011 Olivera Lakic, Zeljk Ivanovic and other journalists at Vijesti received threats. In this letter to the Montenegro authorities we urge them to take immediate actions, and to ensur...

Several Roma families have recently been evicted and denied alternative accommodation, according to our partner Albanian Helsinki Committee. In a letter to Albanian authorities we demand them to prote...

In a joint letter, Civil Rights Defenders together with several human rights organisations urge the Thai Government to drop charges against Chiranuch Premchaiporn. Chiranuch faces trial this month fol...

Civil Rights Defenders strongly condemns the attack on the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its staff. We urge the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to take immedia...

Human Rights Watch appeals to European states to stop sending Roma back to Kosovo. In a report they point out that Roma who left for Western Europe but were sent back face serious human rights problem...

In a letter to the Prime Minister of Macedonia Civil Rights Defenders call on the Macedonian government to withdraw the current Anti-discrimination bill, which does not include protection against disc...

Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Montenegro, in co-operation with Civil Rights Defenders, has over the last years followed and reported on some torture cases, as well as pressured the responsible ...

The Serbian ministry of Interior has promised to protect the participants of the Pride parade, which takes place on 20 September in Belgrade. We will be there to see how much force the authorities put...