Professor
Fri, 16th January 2009, 16:18:35
The HRW is concerned by the developpings during 2008, which lead backwards, rather than forwards. Their report notes that the declaration of independence of Kosovo, whose status is still undetermined, has caused a massive burst of outrage, of anger in Serbian masses.
The report brings that thus was anti-Albanian sentiment increased in Serbia, with a number of incidents against the Albanians ocurring, especially hate speech graffiti.
The report condemns the poor acts of the Serbian police, noting that before, in 2003 and 2004 for example, the Serbian police was much more efficient in the protection of national minorities, leading to total lack of presence of police during the disorders in several occasions.
The report greets the change of the government that had occurred in 2008, noting that it brought considerable improvement, resulting with the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, but also that it is still worrying that Ratko Mladic is somewhere free.
The HRW reports claims that there has not been enough work on the Roma national minority, and that because of their average status, discrimination still pertains itself in many sectors.
It also alerts that (referring to the mysterious 'Chicago Serbs' group) esteemed fighters for human rights and justice, such as the war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic, are receiving constant death threats (as well as the political leadership), during their hunts for the remaining war criminals and collection of evidence.
HRW also condemns Serbia for doing a very poor work on more than 300,000 refugees and IDPs that remain in Serbia, living in poor conditions still today.
When referring to media, it alerts the worrying attacks of media that stress neutrality, B92, especially assault on one journalist during the anti-Kosovo demonstrations.
The Anti-Kosovo demonstrations were the central fact for a rather bad image that Serbia gave in 2008.
As for Kosovo itself, HRW alerts that no steps towards the improvement of the respect of human rights are still noticeable.
It criticizes Kosovo's weak judicial system, and alerts that lack of definition of UNMIK's and EULEX' mandates have contributed to the failure of these missions. The national minorities are in Kosovo still exposed to violence and discrimination, and only a tiny number of refugees has returned.
The report brings that thus was anti-Albanian sentiment increased in Serbia, with a number of incidents against the Albanians ocurring, especially hate speech graffiti.
The report condemns the poor acts of the Serbian police, noting that before, in 2003 and 2004 for example, the Serbian police was much more efficient in the protection of national minorities, leading to total lack of presence of police during the disorders in several occasions.
The report greets the change of the government that had occurred in 2008, noting that it brought considerable improvement, resulting with the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, but also that it is still worrying that Ratko Mladic is somewhere free.
The HRW reports claims that there has not been enough work on the Roma national minority, and that because of their average status, discrimination still pertains itself in many sectors.
It also alerts that (referring to the mysterious 'Chicago Serbs' group) esteemed fighters for human rights and justice, such as the war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic, are receiving constant death threats (as well as the political leadership), during their hunts for the remaining war criminals and collection of evidence.
HRW also condemns Serbia for doing a very poor work on more than 300,000 refugees and IDPs that remain in Serbia, living in poor conditions still today.
When referring to media, it alerts the worrying attacks of media that stress neutrality, B92, especially assault on one journalist during the anti-Kosovo demonstrations.
The Anti-Kosovo demonstrations were the central fact for a rather bad image that Serbia gave in 2008.
As for Kosovo itself, HRW alerts that no steps towards the improvement of the respect of human rights are still noticeable.
It criticizes Kosovo's weak judicial system, and alerts that lack of definition of UNMIK's and EULEX' mandates have contributed to the failure of these missions. The national minorities are in Kosovo still exposed to violence and discrimination, and only a tiny number of refugees has returned.