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SERBIA 2003 2002 2001 THROUGH 2000	Home Page Countries Organizations Special Issues Publications Links Profile Communication The Greek Human Rights Web Pages Serbian elections well organized but changes to election law long overdue OSCE 29/12/2003 ANEM protests statement by deputy leader of political party ANEM/IFEX 25/12/2003 Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia: "Djindjic trial a farce" B92 25/12/2003 ANEM media update, 13-20 Dec 2003 ANEM/IFEX 24/12/2003 Compensation sought for physical abuse by police HLC 22/12/2003 Eviction of Romani mother and four children stayed HLC 22/12/2003 Ethnic Hungarians in Vojvodina again demand dual citizenship RFE/RL 18/12/2003 Latest news from the Council of Europe Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities CoE 18/12/2003 ANEM media update, 6-13 Dec 2003 ANEM/IFEX 17/12/2003 Serbia & Montenegro obligations toward Council of Europe HLC 17/12/2003 Trafficking victims become more isolated and vulnerable, international report says OSCE 14/12/2003 Protection Needed for War Crimes Witness HRW 11/12/2003 CRISISWEBNEWS New Report on Serbia ICG 09/12/2003 ANEM media update, 29 November-5 December 2003 ANEM/IFEX 09/12/2003 Two Roma seek compensation for torture HLC 09/12/2003 Call for observance of constitutional separation of church and state HLC 04/12/2003 Appeal against low compensation awarded to forcibly conscripted refugees HLC 27/11/2003 CPT - Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee to visit in 2004 Cyprus, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey CoE 26/11/2003 HLC challenges constitutionality of law on judges HLC 20/11/2003 HLC seeks investigation of Vecernje Novosti allegations against Sadik Cuflaj HLC 17/11/2003 ANEM media update, 1-7 November 2003 ANEM/IFEX 17/11/2003 Prosecutor asks for new investigation into death of Milan Ristic HLC 17/11/2003 Father and son abused at police station HLC 17/11/2003 Media in Serbia report ANEM/IFEX 07/11/2003 Soldier abuses taxi driver and four passengers HLC 07/11/2003 ANEM media update, 25 October-1 November 2003 ANEM/IFEX 06/11/2003 HLC insists on reinstatement of dismissed police HLC 30/10/2003 ANEM media update, 10-24 October 2003 ANEM/IFEX 28/10/2003 Sabac District Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling in anti-Roma Discrimination Case HLC 28/10/2003 Roma Rights 3/2003: Personal Documents and Fundamental Rights ERRC 27/10/2003 First printing press owned by independent media begins operating WAN/IFEX 23/10/2003 Call for reform of criminal defamation provisions ARTICLE 19/IFEX 23/10/2003 SEEMO holds dialogue between editors-in-chief and media executives IPI/IFEX 21/10/2003 A Stabilization Attempt HCHRS 16/10/2003 ANEM media update, 5-11 October 2003 ANEM/IFEX 14/10/2003 Treaty Signatures & Ratifications, 6 - 10/10/03: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro CoE 10/10/2003 Criminal complaint for racial discrimination against Roma HLC 10/10/2003 Policemen apologize to man they abused HLC 09/10/2003 IHF-ERRC Joint Intervention on Roma Rights (concerns Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia) IHF-ERRC 08/10/2003 ANEM media update, 27 Sep - 4 Oct 2003 ANEM/IFEX 07/10/2003 ANEM media update, 20-27 September 2003 ANEM/IFEX 06/10/2003 Serbia still unwilling to put war criminals on trial HCHRS 01/10/2003 Sjeverin (Bosnia-Herzegovina) war crimes verdict in Belgrade AI 01/10/2003 Appeal Against Compensation Awarded to Forcibly Conscripted Refugees HLC 29/09/2003 ARTICLE 19 publishes updated briefing note on draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance ARTICLE 19/IFEX 23/09/2003 ANEM media update, 13-20 Sept 2003 ANEM/IFEX 23/09/2003 ANEM media update, 6-14 Sept 2003 ANEM/IFEX 19/09/2003 Trading in misery: Trafficking in women in the Balkans IWPR 15/09/2003 ANEM media update, 22 Aug-1 Sept 2003 ANEM/IFEX 13/09/2003 Amnesty International wants Serbian torture charges investigated RFE/RL 12/09/2003 Housing must be secured for evicted Roma family HLC 12/09/2003 Criminal complaint for incitement to racial hate (Roma victim) HLC 11/09/2003 Recently added documents on Croatia, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro MIRIS 11/09/2003 Police brutality in Raska HLC 09/09/2003 Physical abuse by a police officer (Case SER 090903) OMCT 09/09/2003 RTV Devic camera crew attacked in municipal assembly ANEM/IFEX 08/09/2003 Allegations of police abuse must be investigated HLC 05/09/2003 Torture allegations must be investigated AI 04/09/2003 Serbia�s partriotic forces (by Natasa Kandic) HLC 02/09/2003 Day of the Missing AI 30/08/2003 Old and new consensus in Serbia (Sonja Biserko, August 2003) HCHRS 28/08/2003 European organisations suspend assistance to Broadcast Council ANEM/IFEX 28/08/2003 Romani Community Threatened with Eviction by Serbian Authorities ERRC 28/08/2003 Orthodox Church tensions mount in Montenegro RFE/RL 26/08/2003 ANEM media update, 11-21 Aug 2003 ANEM/IFEX 22/08/2003 ANEM protests purge of independent broadcaster by authorities ANEM/IFEX 20/08/2003 Attacks on religious minorities in 2002-2003 FORUM 18 14/08/2003 ANEM media update, 26 July-1 Aug 2003 ANEM/IFEX 12/08/2003 New on MINELRES website MINELRES 01/08/2003 ANEM media update, 19-25 July 2003 ANEM/IFEX 30/07/2003 IPI worried by parliament decision confirming appointments to BAC IPI/IFEX 29/07/2003 ANEM objects to appointment of media group acting director ANEM/IFEX 29/07/2003 Ill-treatment of torture victims by police continues HLC 29/07/2003 PER: "Albanians and Their Negjbors: Is the Status Quo Acceptable?" MINELRES 27/07/2003 New twist in Serbian, Macedonian Church dispute RFE/RL 25/07/2003 Forcible Conscription: Court extends time period for filing for compensation HLC 25/07/2003 HLC urges reinstatment of police who refused to go to Kosovo HLC 23/07/2003 RSF calls for re-election of broadcasting council, two council members verbally attack ANEM president RSF/IFEX 22/07/2003 ANEM media update, 12-18 July 2003 ANEM/IFEX 22/07/2003 Dual citizenship for Vojvodina's Hungarians? RFE/RL 22/07/2003 Criminal complaint against several Belgrade police HLC 22/07/2003 Criminal Complaint Filed Against Police Officers in Cacak HLC 18/07/2003 New ICG Report on Serbia ICG 18/07/2003 Serbia and Montenegro: Case YUG 180703 - physical assault on 23-year old Mr. Mirko Vuletic OMCT 18/07/2003 Serbian NGO warns of nationalism at main university RFE/RL 17/07/2003 ANEM media update, 5-11 July 2003 ANEM/IFEX 16/07/2003 Parliament decision confirms election of three members to Broadcast Agency Council ANEM/IFEX 16/07/2003 SEEMO concerned about changes in time for minority programmes IPI/IFEX 15/07/2003 Vlach-Romanian Association Window Defaced in Bor 15/07/2003 ARTICLE 19 publishes memorandum analysing draft Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance ARTICLE 19/IFEX 14/07/2003 SEEMO deeply concerned about media situation in Serbia SEEMO/IFEX 11/07/2003 ANEM media update, 28 June-4 July 2003 ANEM/IFEX 08/07/2003 ANEM media update, 21-27 June 2003 ANEM/IFEX 07/07/2003 Compensation for damages suffered by forcibly mobilized refugees HLC 07/07/2003 Newspaper owner's car bombed ANEM/IFEX 07/07/2003 Stop using powers of discretion for political purposes HLC 05/07/2003 Criminal charges against a policeman for attacking a 20-year-old woman HLC 04/07/2003 Declaration on defamation and freedom of expression in Southeastern Europe ARTICLE 19/IFEX 03/07/2003 Criminal charges filed for police torture in Pljevlja HLC 02/07/2003 Romani Activists Statement: Open Society Institute/World Bank Conference (concerns Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro) ERRC 02/07/2003 Sexual Abuse of Child and Impunity OMCT 30/06/2003 OSCE Mission Head lays out five conditions for the rule of law OSCE 30/06/2003 Renowned human rights activist Natasha Kandic to receive 2003 Ceeli award HLC 27/06/2003 ANEM media update, 14-20 June 2003 ANEM/IFEX 27/06/2003 Center for Social Work in Veliko Gradiste abandoning prosecution in the case of an abused Roma child HLC 26/06/2003 Carefully reconsider Igor Novikov�s request for citizenship HLC 20/06/2003 Damage suit for police torture victims HLC 17/06/2003 Establish responsibility for torture in Novi Sad District Prison HLC 18/06/2003 Government exerts pressure on media ANEM/IFEX 16/06/2003 June Head of Serbian Government�s Communications Bureau Suing Humanitarian Law Center and B92 HLC 16/06/2003 CPJ concerned about government actions against the media CPJ/IFEX 13/06/2003 ANEM media update, 6-12 June 2003 ANEM/IFEX 13/06/2003 Serbian media status report published ANEM/IFEX 12/06/2003 Another Broadcast Council member resigns ANEM/IFEX 12/06/2003 Revoke the decision on material assistance for persons voluntarily surrendering to the Hague Tribunal HLC 11/06/2003 The authorities must find those who attacked the house of Dragana Bukum HLC 09/06/2003 Lawsuit filed over Cacak mayor's alleged attack on journalist during interview CPJ/IFEX 06/06/2003 ANEM condemns election of illegally appointed member as chairman of Broadcast Agency Council ANEM/IFEX 06/06/2003 Broadcast council member resigns over chairman's appointment ANEM/IFEX 05/06/2003 Confessing Guilt (on Srebrenica massacre) the Beginning of a Confrontation with the Past HLC 05/06/2003 RSF concerned by ban on weekly RSF/IFEX 05/06/2003 Weekly's latest edition banned; ANEM says newspaper bans must follow legal procedures ANEM/IFEX 05/06/2003 ANEM media update, 7 - 20 May 2003 ANEM/IFEX 05/06/2003 Link U.S. Aid to More Progress on War Crimes HRW 05/06/2003 Equipment stolen from Pristina's Radio Kontakt; likely intimidation tactic, says ANEM ANEM/IFEX 04/06/2003 Sex trafficking victim denied judicial protection and the right to seek remedy for the violation of her human rights HLC 03/06/2003 Journalist physically assaulted by Cacak mayor ANEM/IFEX 02/06/2003 Serbia's Premier Zoran Djindjic Assassination and the Impact of the State of Emergency HCHRS 31/05/2003 US State Department officials meet with HLC representatives HLC 29/05/2003 Broadcast council appointment illegal, says ANEM ANEM/IFEX 29/05/2003 Amnesty International Annual Report 2003 AI 28/05/2003 SEEMO protests parliamentary pressure on broadcaster IPI/IFEX 23/05/2003 Roma Rights 1 and 2/2003: Anti-Discrimination Law ERRC 22/05/2003 "BIBIJA" - Rroma Women`s Center from Belgrade: FCNM Alternative Report and NGO Info BIBIJA 21/05/2003 Authorities must provide housing for evicted Roma HLC 20/05/2003 B92 denies government allegations of bias ANEM/IFEX 20/05/2003 Investigation into Indonesia massacre must continue HLC 20/05/2003 "Patriotic Bloc" Consolidates (Helsinki Charter, April 2003, Editorial) HCHRS 20/05/2003 Radical Break is Needed (Helsinki Charter, March 2003, Editorial) RNN 18/05/2003 Deportees becoming major social problem (mainly Kosovo Roma) HLC 16/05/2003 Serbian Parliament committee puts undue pressure on state broadcaster ANEM/IFEX 16/05/2003 Pressure on witnesses must stop HLC 15/05/2003 Run-Around on Prison Visits HRW 14/05/2003 Les Religions en Politique - No. 23, Religions in Politics (including in the Balkans) Les Religions en Politique 14/05/2003 Detainees' Access to Lawyers Long Overdue HRW 10/05/2003 SEEMO/IPI Conference Promotes Mutual Understanding Between Journalists of Serbia and Kosovo IPI/IFEX 07/05/2003 HLC urges compliance with agreement with UNMIK HLC 06/05/2003 SEEMO expresses concern over decision of Montenegro Employment Centre to stop advertising available jobs in daily "Vijesti" IPI/IFEX 02/05/2003 Alternative Report on the implementation of the FCNM in Serbia and Montenegro VCM/VCHR 30/04/2003 Broadcast Agency Council appoints ninth member ANEM/IFEX 30/04/2003 HCHRS 2002 Annual Report: For All the Changes Made, the Respect for Human Rights Is Inadequate in Serbia HCHRS 30/04/2003 Invitation for a Dialogue between the Media and the Government ANEM/IFEX 25/04/2003 Serb police who refused to go to Kosovo must be reinstated HLC 25/04/2003 HLC response to BETA News agency denial HLC 25/04/2003 UN Human Rights Committee to end constant monitoring B92 25/04/2003 SEEMO announces meeting of editors-in-chief and media executives IPI/IFEX 25/04/2003 HLC calls for rule of law and respect for human rights HLC 25/04/2003 SEEMO deeply concerned about recent press freedom developments in Serbia IPI/IFEX 24/04/2003 ERRC/UN OHCHR Joint Memorandum on Roma in Serbia and Montenegro ERRC 24/04/2003 IFJ Warns Serbia On "Damage to Integrity of Broadcasting Law" In Dispute Over Appointments IFJ/IFEX 23/04/2003 Media associations question legality of procedures in appointment of two Serbian Broadcast Agency Council members ANEM/IFEX 23/04/2003 Journalist threatened ANEM/IFEX 22/04/2003 HLC urges ministry to protect schoolchildren HLC 18/04/2003 Reconciling for the Future - Newsletter IX Reconciling for the Future 18/04/2003 HLC critique of the proposed legislative amendments HLC 14/04/2003 Army of Serbia and Montenegro fails to comply with court order HLC 14/04/2003 CJFE outraged by journalists' arrest and detention CJFE/IFEX 14/04/2003 Two journalists arrested and detained for criticising government RSF/IFEX 11/04/2003 Recommendations of the "Reconciling for the Future" workshop (3-4 April 2003) Reconciling for the Future 09/04/2003 The Police Must Stop Making Arbitrary Arrests HLC 09/04/2003 Housing must be secured for evicted Roma HLC 08/04/2003 Act on cooperation with ICTY must be harmonized with ICTY legal documents HLC 08/04/2003 World Roma Day HLC 08/04/2003 New on Media Online Media Online 08/04/2003 The Political Aspirations of the Serbian Orthodox Church HCHRS 08/04/2003 End Complete Isolation of Detainees HRW 07/04/2003 Regarding an Official Denial by the Head of the Security Office of the General Staff of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro HLC 04/04/2003 Breakthrough for conscientious objectors? F18News 03/04/2003 Council of Europe welcomes Serbia and Montenegro CoE 03/04/2003 Serbia and Montenegro becomes Council of Europe's 45th member state CoE 02/04/2003 Lawsuit at UN Race Discrimination Body against Serbia and Montenegro ERRC/HLC 01/04/2003 Prosecutor admits blocking enquiry into murder of journalist Slavko Curuvija RSF/IFEX 31/03/2003 New on Media Online Media Online 31/03/2003 Newsletter VI and VII Reconciling for the Future 31/03/2003 Letter-President Marovic-ICTY-Nike Peraj statement HLC 28/03/2003 Council of Europe Secretary General rejects plans to bring back the death penalty in Serbia CoE 28/03/2003 Unacceptable call for reintroduction of death sentence HLC 27/03/2003 Prosecutor in journalist's murder case suspended CPJ/IFEX 27/03/2003 Council of Europe leaders welcome decision to approve the accession of Serbia and Montenegro CoE 26/03/2003 Emergency Should Not Trump Basic Rights HRW 25/03/2003 On the disappearance of prof. Polic and death threat to prof. Mimica HLC 22/03/2003 Protest against Orthodox Church Dignitary's speech at Djindji� funeral HLC 22/03/2003 IPI and SEEMO concerned about media restrictions IPI/IFEX 21/03/2003 RSF concerned about media closures under state of emergency RSF/IFEX 21/03/2003 CPJ concerned about media restrictions CPJ/IFEX 21/03/2003 WAN concerned about media closures WAN/IFEX 21/03/2003 HLC motion for additional investigation into sexual abuse of Romani boy HLC 21/03/2003 On Metropolitan Amfilohije's Speech in Djindjic Funeral HCHRS 21/03/2003 Several media outlets shut down IFJ/IFEX 20/03/2003 CRISISWEBNEWS - New ICG Report on Serbia ICG 18/03/2003 Can the Balkans (Ever) Be Reconciled? Challenges, Approaches, Projects, New Designs (S. Biserko) HCHRS 17/03/2003 Sjeverin "Test Case" Resumes HRW 15/03/2003 Will controversial religion law come back? F18News 14/03/2003 Enough crime and violence Serbian NGOs 14/03/2003 Government imposes media restrictions following premier's assassination CPJ/IFEX 14/03/2003 Newsletter V Reconciling for the Future 13/03/2003 European Human Rights Institutions on reform of the European Court of Human Rights NHRI 13/03/2003 Martial law in wake of Djindjic assassination B92 13/03/2003 Djindjic Assassinated HRW 12/03/2003 HCHRS on Djindjic Assassination HCHRS 12/03/2003 Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic assassinated in Belgrade BBC 12/03/2003 The Workshop (Thessaloniki, Greece, 4-6 April 2003) Reconciling for the Future 11/03/2003 Compensation for torture at state security HLC 11/03/2003 CPJ concerned about threats against editor and reporter CPJ/IFEX 11/03/2003 Two journalists receive death threats RSF/IFEX 10/03/2003 PER Report: Roma in Multiethnic Communities in Serbia MINELRES 10/03/2003 Reconciling for the Future: Issue No. 3, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 Reconciling for the Future 07/03/2003 SEEMO concerned that state-owned Internet service provider may be hindering communications IPI/IFEX 07/03/2003 Police brutality in Krusevac HLC 07/03/2003 ANEM weekly media update ANEM/IFEX 06/03/2003 Journalists receive death threats IPI/IFEX 06/03/2003 SEEMO protests assault on journalist and pressure on radio station in Pozarevac IPI/IFEX 05/03/2003 New on Media Online Media Online 05/03/2003 Gorani harassed by police in Novi Sad HLC 03/03/2003 Conference on Vlachs, Aromanians, and Sarakatsans (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia) CNRS 01/03/2003 Strpci - Ten years later HLC 25/02/2003 HLC commences prosecution in case of discrimination against Rom HLC 19/02/2003 ECRI general policy recommendation N�7: Interview with Joseph Voyame, the Swiss member of ECRI and Chair of the working group which drafted the Recommendation ECRI 17/02/2003 ECRI general policy recommendation N�7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination (13/12/2002) ECRI 17/02/2003 ANEM media update, 3-10 February 2003 ANEM/IFEX 17/02/2003 Case YUG 140203.ESCR - Serbia and Montenegro: Threat of Eviction OMCT 14/02/2003 Experts confer to support Charter on Human Rights, Minority Rights and Civic Freedoms OSCE 13/02/2003 Palsy sufferer denied service HSANS/HLC 13/02/2003 Complaint against two municipal officials for incitement to racial hatred against Roma (07/02/2003) HLC 12/02/2003 New FCNM shadow reports: Latvia and FRY MINELRES 12/02/2003 Conference Declaration: "Roma and the Stability Pact in Southeastern Europe", Bucharest, February 6-9, 2003 ERRC 10/02/2003 The 2002 Media Report of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia HCHRS 10/02/2003 Vital questions unanswered by Dutch inquiry into Srebrenica massacre MSF 08/02/2003 World Court gives green light to Bosnian genocide case against Yugoslavia which Bosnia will continue to press RFE/RL 04/02/2003 ANEM media update, 18-31 Jan 2003 ANEM/IFEX 03/02/2003 IFJ demands implementation of broadcast act, settlement of RTS dispute IFJ/IFEX 03/02/2003 SEEMO activities in 2003 and the statistics of press freedom violations in 2002 SEEMO 31/01/2003 World Report 2003 (concerns Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia) HRW 24/01/2003 ANEM media update Jan 9-17 2003 ANEM/IFEX 24/01/2003 SEEMO protest Serbia FreeEx 24/01/2003 New Title: The protection of national minorities by their kin-state CoE 23/01/2003 Integration of region on new foundations (Sustainability of the state community of Serbia and Montenegro) HCHRS 20/01/2003 Belgrade Helsinki Committee says independence is key to new integration RFE/RL 16/01/2003 ANEM's open letter to speaker of parliament ANEM/IFEX 16/01/2003 Serbia ordered to pay compensation to 10 refugees HLC 15/01/2003 New on MINELRES website MINELRES 14/01/2003 ANEM media update, 21-28 December 2002 ANEM/IFEX 14/01/2003 Compensation sought for death at hands of police HLC 09/01/2003 Unofficial Results of the Serbian census: Minorities decrease BTA 08/01/2003 A need for a historic Serbian-Albanian agreement (S. Biserko) HCHRS 08/01/2003 Yugoslav German minority associations to unite RFE/RL 07/01/2003 Germans deport Yugoslavia's Roma: "Fire brigade, open the door", and you're deported Radio 021 08/01/2003 Greece faces shame of role in Serb massacre (and press censorship) [H. Smith, 5-1-03] The Observer 05/01/2003
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