Serbian Tour Company Scraps ‘Gypsy Tour’ After Racism Row
A Serbian tour guide company has called off its ’Gypsy Tour’ of Belgrade after being accused of promoting racism.
Serbian Lawsuits over NATO Bombing ‘Likely to Fail’
Serbian experts hope to prove that depleted uranium used in the 1999 NATO bombing poisoned people and to file a series of lawsuits, but legal analysts say they have almost no chance of success.
Serbian Courts Sit Tight on Extradition Demands
Courts in Serbia are still sitting on a number of extradition demands, some dating back years, potentially causing concern to the EU.
Serbia’s Justice Ministry told BIRN Belgrade is seeking extradition of 120 person from other countries, while other states seek the extradition of 80 persons from Serbia.
The Initiative to Withdraw the Government’s Draft Bylaw Which Restricts Research in the Field of Defense
Nacionalni konvent o Evropskoj uniji i predstavnici i predstavnice naučne zajednice i građanskog društva pozivaju Ministarstvo odbrane Republike Srbije da povuče iz procedure usvajanja Predlog Uredbe o oblastima naučnih i drugih istraživanja značajnih za odbranu zemlje i o postupku i uslovima za izdavanje odobrenja za vršenje tih istraživanja zajedno sa stranim licima ili za potrebe stranih lica.
Serbia reviewed at UN Human Rights Committee
“There is a shrinking space for the debate about human rights and fundamental freedoms in Serbian society. Also, there is less and less public scrutiny of the Government that has a negative effect on the human rights situation in Serbia.”
YUCOM: Prosecutor’s office won’t institute legal proceedings due to questionable advertised bids of the Ministry of Labor
After more than two years of collecting material the First basic public prosecutor’s office hasn’t found basis to proceed in case of advertised bids of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Policy, that attempted illegal awarding over two million euros intended for social services, said the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM).
As a reminder, the bidding, which was advertised in 2014 it was canceled after all, due to misuse that a number of civil society organizations indicated to, and the money, instead for social services, was directed to the Children’s Rare Disease Fund.
YUCOM: A criminal charge for illegal bid was dismissed
The statement of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) specifies that after collecting information, prosecutor’s office concluded that – there is no legal basis for initiating criminal proceedings against any person, for any criminal offense prosecuted ex officio.
In prosecutor’s office it has been said that the submitter of criminal charges, which were rejected by the prosecution’s decision, is entitled to submit a complaint to the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office within the period of eight days.
There is no proceedings for misuse during the bid of the Ministry of Labor
First Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade confirmed that there are no basis for initiating criminal proceedings for misuse in implementing the bid of the Ministry of Labor for social services in 2014, announced the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) on January 17th 2017. The bid was advertised in 2014, but it was canceled because numerous civil society organizations indicated to the misuse and the money, instead for social services, was directed to the Children’s Rare Disease Fund.
YUCOM: Criminal charges for illegally advertised bid have been dismissed
First basic public prosecutor’s office in Belgrade dismissed the criminal charges of several non-governmental organizations, which two years ago were filed against unidentified persons for alleged illegal attempts to allocate more than two million dinars earmarked to social services, and within the bid that The Ministry of Labor, Veteran and Social Affairs advertised in 2014.
In the statement of the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) it is specified that after collecting information, prosecutor’s office concluded that there is no legal basis for initiating criminal proceedings against any person, for any criminal offense prosecuted ex officio.
It won’t be instituted legal proceedings against the Ministry due to advertised bids
After more than two years of collecting material the First basic public prosecutor’s office hasn’t found basis to proceed in case of advertised bids of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Policy, that attempted illegal awarding over two million euros intended for social services, according to the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM).
As a reminder, the bidding, which was advertised in 2014 it was canceled after all, due to misuse that a number of civil society organizations indicated to, and the money, instead for social services, was directed to the Children’s Rare Disease Fund.