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Support to independent media helped citizens in several Balkan countries rid themselves of authoritarian, ethno-nationalist regimes. International assistance proved itself an effective way to promote democracy in the war-torn area in the period from 1996 to 2006, says in the Report – Ten Years of Media Support To the Balkans: An Assessment. (19-JUL-07)

Many refuse to declare their sexual orientation publicly as they are afraid they would not be able to get education or a job. “We don’t have that around here”, one can frequently hear both from an ordinary person and a senior government official. It is not surprising, therefore, that most people have a negative attitude towards LGBTIQ persons. (12-JUL-07)

There has been enough evil and twisted time, so I hope that those who respect my Srdjan will carry kindness and beauty on their backs in order for this country to move towards happiness and love, Srdjan’s father Rade Aleksic (right) said while receiving the principal award of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina . (05-JUL-07)

The Trial Chamber of The Hague Tribunal convicted today, in a first-instance verdict, the former president of the so-called Republic of Serbian Krajina Milan Martic to 35 years of imprisonment for war crimes committed on the territories of Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. (12-JUN-07)

Mobbing is an English word, which is becoming very frequent in our region and means harassment at work. If you know victims of mobbing or have been victims of mobbing yourselves, then you need to know that you certainly can fight against mobbing. Branka Inic (right), lawyer in the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, gave review about legal remedies in cases of mobbing. (28-MAY-07)
 

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina urged through the members of the BH Presidency, to the BiH Mission to the UN not to give their vote to Republic of Belarus and to prevent this country from becoming a member of the top institution for protection of human rights and freedoms, with the arguments, that are based primarily on the fact that Republic of Belarus is probably the country where there is least protection for human rights on the “Old Continent”. (14-MAY-07)
 

Amnesty International, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Human Rights Watch, urged today in their letter, sent to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to take appropriate steps to safeguard the fundamental rights of every person in Bosnia and Herzegovina subject to removal, including those whose citizenship is under review. (11-MAY-07)
 

After over four years of efforts of non-governmental organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina to see established mechanisms of cooperation between the government and the civil society sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of BH and representative of a coalition of non-governmental organizations “To work and succeed together” was signed today. The non-governmental organizations said on this occasion that “Only the citizens will ultimately “profit” from this act!” (07-MAY-07)
 

The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court pronounced sentences  for the four accused members of the “Scorpions” unit, who had shot six Bosniak detainees from Srebrenica in July 1995 at Godinjske bare near Trnovo, and acquitted one indictee. (12-APR-07)