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Violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms during the state of emergency - To whom to turn to?

17 / september / 2022.

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Derogation from certain rights and freedoms may be justified by a public danger that endangers the survival of the state or of its citizens.

However, this in no way implies that the line between the justified derogation and the abuse / misuse of rights, may be crossed.

Under current circumstances, cases of discrimination, violations of freedom of expression, violations of the right to privacy, violations of the freedom of movement, cases of police torture, and many other, may take place.

Also, under pressure and in mandatory isolation. the number of cases of domestic and / or partner violence may increase.

Our goal is to provide readers with brief overview of the options available if such violations take place. Read the full text (in Serbian) written by our team here.

Without answers about the causes and responsiblity for hazardous event in the "Soko" mine fifty days after the tragedy

21 / may / 2022.

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Belgrade, 21 May 2022 - It is safe to say that Serbia has become a shelter for employers hiring labor force to perform work under undecent working conditions. While laws and regulations do guarantee decent work, according to available data more than 150 workers lost their lives in their workplace between 2018 - 2020. Among such employers are also the public enterprises owned and operated by the state authorities.

This year on 1 April a devastating tragedy took place in the brown coal mine "Soko" in the municipality of Sokobanja. Eight miners lost their lives in the accident and as many as 21 miners were injured. However, even 50 days later, which is today, the public is uninformed on whether this tragedy was a consequence of the accident caused by the human factor. Meanwhile, the families of deceased miners are in need of assistance.

Read more about the appeal of our association to the general public and to the competent authorities (in Serbian) here

Communication sent to the authorities of the Republic of Serbia by UN Special Rapporteurs

28 / april / 2022.

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In January 2022, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises; Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; and Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences communicated with Serbian authorities to bring to their attention the information that they have received concerning allegations of human rights abuses faced by a group of Vietnamese migrant workers, reported to be victims of trafficking for the purpose of forced labour, or slavery or practices similar to slavery, or servitude, located at Linglong construction site near the northern town of Zrenjanin, where a number of Chinese companies, registered in Serbia, are operating.

Read the translation of the part of the communication (in Serbian) here

Read the original document (in English) here

Support and assistance to the civilian population of Ukraine

24 / february / 2022.

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At this difficult moment, the civilian population in Ukraine needs all possible support and help. Urgent and direct action can significantly help civilians who have been living under the state of emergency since this morning and under attacks that destroy lives and devastate property and infrastructure.

In order to help endeavors to connect those in need with those willing to provide humanitarian aid or financial assistance to the civilian population as soon as possible, we provide you with a brief overview of current initiatives and / or contacts that may be useful.

Read the full text (in Serbian) written by our team here.

Covid passes or certificates: Protection of fundamental rights and legal implications

29 / september / 2021.

Tri tacke As in other countries in midst of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, the process of mass immunization is taking place in the Republic of Serbia. Various obstacles, numerous discussions and various questions are emerging in the course of this process, however. The protection of basic human rights guaranteed by international conventions, the Constitution and by domestic law is often being used as an argument. Public attention is focused particularly on the right to respect one is private and family life.

Among other, the European Court of Human Rights interprets the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights through its case law. Herewith, we are chiming in into the general discussion and offer insight into the interpretation of some provisions of the Convention by posting a very brief overview of the judgment in the case of Vavřička and Others v. the Czech Republic, which was made public today. Also we suggest clicking here to read the full text of the judgment.

The case ended up before the Grand Chamber of the Court eventually. In the final decision, among other, the Grand Chamber reasoned that the general duty to vaccinate children against nine diseases, otherwise well known in medicine, did not infringe the right to respect for private and family life guaranteed by the Convention.

Read the full text (in Serbian) written by Andjelka Markovic here.

Vaccination and other measures taken by the authorities: Cases pending before the European Court of Human Rights

27 / september / 2021.

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During 2021 and 2020, the European Court of Human Rights received high number of applications from individuals claiming their rights and freedoms under the European Convention on Human Rights have been violated (COVID19 pandemic related alleged violations of rights and freedoms).
The Court has also received a significant number of requests for issuance of interim measures. Below is a brief overview of few decisions that the Court issued in the previous period (regarding both applications filed and the requests filed, as well as an overview of the content of certain applications that the Court has declared admissible and which are currently being considered).

Read the full text (in Serbian) written by Andjelka Markovic here.

Duty to vaccinate children - The latest decision of the European Court of Human Rights

08 / april / 2021.

Tri tacke As in other countries, in midst of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, the process od mass immunization is under way in the Republic of Serbia. Various obstacles, numerous discussions and various questions emerge, however, in the course of this process.
Among other, the European Court of Human Rights interprets the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights through its case law. Herewith, we are chiming in into the general discussion and offer insight into the interpretation of some provisions of the Convention by posting a very brief overview of the judgment in the case of Vavřička and Others v. the Czech Republic, which was made public today.

The case ended up before the Grand Chamber of the Court eventually. In the final decision, among other, the Grand Chamber reasoned that the general duty to vaccinate children against nine diseases, otherwise well known in medicine, did not infringe the right to respect for private and family life guaranteed by the Convention.

Read the full text (in Serbian) written by Andjelka Markovic here.

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