Council of Europe membership: A good opportunity for improving human rights in Kosovo?
In mid-May, the Government of Kosovo submitted an official application for membership in the Council of Europe. Kosovo’s aspirations to be a member of the...
Tag : human rights
Human rights protection and COVID-19 in North Macedonia: Patching or rebuilding a system?
The article was originally published on the Politikon Network’s website. 2020 has been a disastrous year for human rights in Europe, in the words of Dunja Mijatović,...
Data Protection @40: Freedoms and rights in the cyber age
In January human rights defenders worldwide marked the 40th anniversary of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic...
Montenegro: Good results in health sector, lack of checks and balances still present
by EWB
PODGORICA – While the public health protection has so far been positive, the Coronavirus crisis has also shown the lack of transparency and imbalance between...
Picula: Government behavior in Serbia deviates from democratic standards
by EWB
BELGRADE – Authorities in Serbia have been deviating from democratic standards for a long time, to make it even more rigid since the outbreak of...
Pandemic measures further complicate problems with human rights in the Western Balkans
State of emergency has been introduced in all Western Balkan countries except Montenegro in order to fight the epidemic. In Serbia, its leaders are accused...
EC will reply to letter from MEPs on the situation in Serbia by the end of May
by EWB
BRUSSELS – A response to a letter on the state of the rule of law and human rights in Serbia, sent by a group of...
MEPs warn Várhelyi of serious situation in Serbia in regard to human rights
by EWB
STRASBOURG – A group of 21 MEPs sent a letter to European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi in which they point out to...
Human rights in Serbia at the time of the pandemic: Violation or justified limitation?
Serbia is one of the countries with the most rigorous measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, introduced after a state of emergency was declared...
Serbia’s Chapters 23 and 24: Authorities care for the form, not the essence of reforms
BELGRADE – Apart from the long delay in the amendment of the Constitution, Serbian state authorities “shirk” their duties in numerous domains, the experts in...