Are Roma allowed to live somewhere?

March 10, 2003

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights is concerned by the increasingly frequent expressions of intolerance against citizens belonging to an ethnic or religious minority. The protest of some residents of Zemun polje, who have been trying to prevent the settlement of Roma in this Belgrade suburb by the city authorities that have been addressing the issue of favellas, is merely the latest example of such illegal and anti-civilisational conduct. Individuals, spearheaded by a so-called “crisis headquarters” feel entitled to assess who is welcome and who is unwelcome in their suburb.  (more…)

Reactions to draft laws

January 1, 2003

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and the Centre for Anti-War Action express their grave concern with respect to specific amendments of the judicial and criminal laws currently debated by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. (more…)