The policy goal of the project is to provide institutional analysis of services directed toward refugees, migrants and asylum seekers assessing their integration, coherence and complementarities with local partners, in order to facilitate systemic changes enabling positive outcomes of migration.

The focus of this project will be on monitoring formal and informal gathering places of refugees/migrants in Serbia and providing them with information on their rights and obligations. This will be achieved by making often visits to those places, conducting interviews with refugees/migrants as well as with relevant stakeholders and CSOs. Experiences gained during the project will be reflected in a final project report with recommendations for the improvement of the status and the treatment of refugees/migrants in Serbia.

The aim of the project is to ensure that impartial and objective monitors observe the elections for the High Judicial Council and State Prosecutors’ Council.

YUCOM will gather CSOs with different expertise around the idea to enable participation, meaningful contribution and monitoring of Serbia – EU accession negotiation within Chapter 23 in the areas of reform of judiciary, access to justice and fundamental rights as the segments of Chapter 23 that are the most important for citizens.

The Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights – YUCOM, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Serbia, is undertaking the project with the title ‘Amending the Constitution’. The aim of the project is to improve the knowledge of students and journalists on amendments to the Constitution, as well as to commence a discussion on the subject with the goal of collecting information and opinions from the wider public.

Project Title: Project Title: NGOs and the Judiciary – Watchdog Activities, Interactions, Collaboration, Communication
Duration: January 2015. – June 2016.
Donor: International Visegrad Fund and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
Partners: CEELI Institute (Czech Republic), VIS IURIS (Slovakia), Albanian Helsinki Committee (Albania), Coalition of Civil Associations “All for fair trials” (Macedonia)
About the project: The general topic addressed by the project NGOs and the Judiciary is watch dog activities, cooperation, interaction, communication and relations between NGOs and judiciary with special focus on civic monitoring of the judiciary.

Project:  Civil Response to Clientelism in Media – MEDIA CIRCLE
Duration:  December 2013 – December 2017.
Donor:  European Commission / IPA CSF
Partners:  Partnership for Social Development (Croatia), Expert Forum (Romania), Vesta (BiH), BH Journalists (BiH), Center for Media Activities (FYR Macedonia), Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (Serbia) and Public Policy Institute (Montenegro)

Project: Equal Rights in Educational System in Serbia

Duration: August 2014- August 2015

Donor: Matra Embassy Fund- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

About the project: The objectives of the action are to contribute to the advancement of democracy, human rights, social inclusion and a higher level of tolerance in Serbia´s educational system…

The second and revised edition of the handbook “Fighting Against Discrimination in the Education System”, which is created within the project Equal Rights in the Education System of the Republic of Serbia with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, is designed for educational advisers, educational inspectors, teachers and school directorates in Serbia and is aimed to help in fighting against discrimination in the education system.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to advancement of the rule of law in Serbia by ensuring the existence of independent and well-prepared monitoring and reporting bodies.

The main aim is to create a rule of law network focused on fight against corruption in 4 countries that have common past and have EU integration process as common goal and common future.

The project’s aim is the development of YUCOM’s capacities and expertise in order to better respond to the needs of Serbian society in negotiations with the EU in priority areas of Chapters 23 and 24.

Project title:Capacitating local human rights defenders and introducing public life standards in Serbia
Duration of project:December 2008 – December 2009
Donors:Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia
Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia

Name of the project: Triple A for Citizens: Access to information, Advice & Active help
Duration: December 2012 – December 2014
Donor: European Commission

Nine organizations from EU member states and the western Balkans are united in a common task – to challenge the myth that the citizens of post – communist societies are passive by showing no interest in the defense of their own rights. The rejection of this myth is based on the assumption that this legend will disappear as soon as the way of exercising their rights is brought to the public attention – both before and after the occurrence of a possible problem.

This is the reason for the decision that the concept of counseling for citizens is widened in the western Balkans and Turkey. The regional forum on counseling citizens should encourage this process.

Project Title: Training’s on non-discrimination for chosen local experts in twenty local governments
Duration: November 2014 – May 2015
Donor: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE
About Project: Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) in cooperation with the Association of Lawyers for Medical and Health Law (SUPRAM) implemented a program of education in 20 local governments in Serbia, in the framework of the project “European Support for the Inclusion of Roma People”, which is implemented by the OSCE.

What is legal aid?

Legal aid enables you to efficiently protect your human rights that have been violated. It also provides you with access to courts or to other state organs under conditions of equality and witout discrimination. Discrimination includes inequal treatment, unjustified distinction-making, namely puting someone i a better/worse situation by virtue of his/her personal characteristics. The state has an obligation to secure legal aid to you when you do not have the means to afford the costs of justice.

Support to Human Rights Defenders in Serbia – Towards effective mechanisms for protection
Duration: July, 2011 – April, 2012
Donor: Foreign Commonwealth Office
The project will establish certain effective mechanisms for the protection of Human Rights Defenders HRD and propose a set of measures for governmental institutions and other relevant stakeholders in order to improve HRD protection.
UN Declaration on Human Rights’ Defenders – Serbian, Roma and Albanian translation

Project Title : Promotion of fight against human trafficking on Balkans /’Regional project / ARIADNE NETWORK
Project duration: 2011
Donor: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs