Donor: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Duration of project: January – December 2002
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights organised a series of 10 human rights seminars for local government administration. These seminars were aimed at enhancing knowledge of human rights and minority rights and developing attitudes of solidarity and human rights awareness. The training employed special emphasis on domestic law regulating self-government and minority rights. The seminar responded to the adoption of the New Federal Protection of National Minorities Rights Act and Serbian Local Self-Government Act in February 2002, as discussion on the implementation these acts is crucial in order to effectively deal with problems that can emerge in practice.To ensure geographical representation, Serbia was divided into give regions (Vojvodina, Sanjak, Eastern Serbia, South Serbia and Central Serbia) and several cities in each region were chosen as venues for seminars. Participants were generally high municipal officials and civil servants.
List of seminars:
Novi Sad, 31 May – 2 June
Zlatibor, 19 – 21 July
Kopaonik, 9-11 August
Soko Banja, 6 – 8 September
Vranje, 26 – 28 September
Vranje, 1 – 3 November
Vranjska Banja, 15 – 17 November
Palić 22 – 24 November
Novi Pazar 13 – 15 December
Kopaonik 20 – 22 December
