Within the project “Transitional Justice Initiative through Education and Art,” a series of activities are being implemented aimed at improving the situation in Montenegro regarding the process of confronting the past. The project deals with facing the legacy of conflicts and promoting reconciliation, and it has a set of activities Read more…
Our YIHR team engaged with 15 young individuals to discuss topics related to the transitional justice, war crimes involving Montenegro, transgenerational traumas, and facing the past. This gathering took place within the framework of Module II of the School of transitional justice organized from December 8th to 10th of December Read more…
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) organized a three-day seminar on the topic “Discrimination Has the Same Meaning for All” within the School of Political Studies, focusing on Human and Minority Rights – with a special emphasis on the LGBT community. The seminar took place in Ulcinj from October Read more…
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights, as part of the “Tolerance in Action” project funded by the Fund for the Protection and Realization of Minority Rights, successfully organized an inspiring live library activity titled “The Book of Diversity – Understanding Through Stories.” This event took place at a high school Read more…
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) encourages youth with a particular interest in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s to apply for participation in the School of Transitional Justice, which will be held at the end of October. The School’s program will include familiarization with the concept of transitional Read more…
Today we commemorate the 31st anniversary of the killing of the Klapuh family in Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 6, 1992, during the war. This war crime was committed by members of the special unit “Dragan Nikolić” of the Army of Republika Srpska. (more…)
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights successfully implemented a two-day seminar aimed at contributing to breaking prejudices, developing dialogue and respect and tolerance among high school students, and suppressing hate speech. (more…)
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights has organized meetings over the past two months, bringing together representatives from religious communities, the LGBTIQ+ community, and NGOs involved in the protection and promotion of human rights. Representatives from the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights also attended the meetings as supporters of the project “Human Rights Know No Sexual Orientation – Discrimination Holds the Same Meaning for all.” (more…)
Representatives of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia, Montenegro and BH on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the war crime in Štrpci (BH) today handed over a dossier of responsibilities to the presidents of the Governments of Serbia, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska entity in BH. (more…)
As a network that has been strongly dedicated to reconciliation in the region for almost 20 years, Youth Initiative for Human Rights urges RYCO to take immediate action against the RYCO youth representative from Serbia, Jagos Stojanovic, for his problematic statement, which directly undermines the principles of reconciliation and cooperation between the youth in the region. (more…)