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Serbia: Biljana Kovacevic-Vuco attacked for challenging impunity

“Whore, bitch, if Kosovo becomes independent we will cut you and that man in B92 (radio) and all those faggots...”. This is just one of the threats received by Biljana Kovacevic-Vuco for challenging the culture of impunity in Serbia.  Read More

Serbia: Media threats and aggressive intimidation against human rights defender Sonja Biserko

Front Line is deeply concerned following information received of media threats and aggressive intimidation against human rights defender Sonja Biserko and staff at the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (HCHRS). Sonja Biserko is the Chairperson of the HCHRS, a professional organisation working on the promotion of the rule of law and protection of human rights in Serbia.  Read More

Serbia: Threats against human rights defenders and organisations in Serbia following independence of Kosovo

Front Line is deeply concerned following information received of threats against human rights defenders, including Natasa Kandic, the Executive Director of the Humanitarian Law Centre, and human rights organisations operating in Serbia, in the context of the official declaration of Kosovo's independence.  Read More

Belgrade: Statement on Serbia visit by Special Representative of Secretary General, Ms. Hina Jilani

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms Hina Jilani, issued the following statement, on 19 September 2007 in Belgrade, on her preliminary findings of her official visit to the Republic of Serbia.  Read More

LGBT: LGBT activists in Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo speak of their struggle for human rights

During its recent mission to Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo Front Line met leading human rights defenders working for equal rights for lgbt people across the region. They all spoke of the pressures and dangers of working on lgbt issues and you can hear their own first hand experience in this article published in the September issue of the UK's Gay Times, Europe's largest gay magazine. Read the full text of the article below.  Read More

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