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Civic initiatives: Serbia Seriously Neglects Education and Science
Dejan Georgievski
15/04/2013 - 05:51
Civil society, Education, Headnews, International cooperation, Knowledge, News, Rotator, Serbia

Civic Initiatives association (Građanske inicijative) presented the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Government of Serbia with a request last Thursday, April 11, 2013, to secure continued participation of Serbian students in the international PISA Test and ensure access to relevant science and technology periodical...

YIHR Expressed Concerns Over Composition of National Committee of Campaign against Hate Speech Online
Dejan Georgievski
04/04/2013 - 19:18
Activism, Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Hate Speech, Headnews, Internet, News, Youth, Rotator, Serbia

The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) praised, in an open letter sent last week, on March 28, to Minister of Youth and Sports Alisa Marić, the creation of the National Committee for Implementation of Campaign against Hate Speech Online.

Online Human Rights Library Opened in Belgrade
Dejan Georgievski
18/03/2013 - 21:30
Digital newsroom, E-democracy, EngageMind, Headnews, Human rights, Internet, Knowledge, Multimedia and resources, News, Rotator, Internet prava, Serbia

The Online Human Rights Library with close to 7,000 books on the subject of human rights was presented and officially opened on March 15, 2013, at the House of Human Rights and Democracy in Belgrade. On the URL www.hrlibrary.rs, the visitors can browse the available books on theory and practice of human rights....

Database of Serbian Environmental NGOs Published
Dejan Georgievski
14/03/2013 - 14:42
Digital newsroom, Environment, Environment, Headnews, Multimedia and resources, News, Rotator, Serbia

The Environmental Movement of Odžaci published the 4th edition of its Database of Environmental NGOs in Serbia. The publication, released yesterday, March 13, 2013, offers information on more than 140 environmental associations active in the country.

CRNPS: What is Funded by Budget Line 481
Dejan Georgievski
06/03/2013 - 22:51
Civil society, Corruption and Transparency, Finance, Headnews, News, Rotator, Serbia

Jadranka Jelinčić, the Director of the Foundation Open Society Serbia emphasized, at the conference on donations for NGOs from state and municipal budgets, organized by the Centre for Development of Non-Profit Sector (CRNPS) today, March 6, 2013, at the Belgrade Media Centre, the need for civic oversight over public finances and...

BCIF Released Survey on Philanthropy in Serbia
Dejan Georgievski
26/02/2013 - 21:41
Civil society, Corporations, Ethics and Value Systems, Headnews, News, Rotator, Serbia

The findings of a research on individual and corporate philanthropy in Serbia implemented by the Balkan Community Initiatives Fund (BCIF), presented last week in Belgrade, show that citizens of Serbia continue to view philanthropy primarily as form of humanitarian assistance and assistance for socially vulnerable groups.

Women's NGOs from Serbia Volunteer to be Black-listed
Dejan Georgievski
13/02/2013 - 06:36
Civil society, Freedom of expression, Gender, Hate Speech, Headnews, Human rights, News, Rotator, Serbia

A group of six women's NGOs from Serbia offered yesterday, February 12, 2013, to be voluntarily included on the so-called “Black list” of the “Naši” organization of the extreme right. The initiative was proposed by the “Sandglass” women's NGO from Kruševac.  

The six NGOs note, in the joint statement, that it was their “firm and conscious belief” that they “rightfully belong to any existing and future so-called 'black list' of defenders human rights”.

Women Organisations Condemn the Media Harrangue against Commissioner Petrušić
Dejan Georgievski
30/01/2013 - 12:43
Civil Rights, Civil society, Discrimination, Hate Speech, Headnews, Human rights, Minorities, News, Rotator, Serbia

The women organisations from Serbia joined, in a statement issued last week, January 23, 2013, the civil society in Serbia in the condemnation of the media harrangue against Nevena Petrušić, the Commissioner for Equality, and the petition for her removal from office.

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