Press release

DONATIONS ARE NOT
A SUBSTITUTE FOR
INSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE
AND THE STATE’S LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS

Belgrade, September 10, 2025

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia expresses serious concern over the selective and politically motivated withholding of legally mandated budget transfers to the city of Novi Pazar, which is...   More >>>

Press release

THE GOVERNMENT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
VIOLENCE TURNING INTO
A POPULAR UPRISING

Belgrade, July 3, 2025

Student and civic protests in Serbia have not subsided even after the mass Vidovdan rally; on the contrary, they are justifiably escalating, as they have been provoked by the authorities. They reflect deeply rooted dissatisfaction...   More >>>

Press release

REGARDING THE ARREST
OF COLOMBIAN
PROFESSOR MIGUEL
ÁNGEL BELTRÁN
VILLEGAS IN BELGRADE

Belgrade, June 30, 2025

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia expresses deep concern over the arrest of Colombian sociology professor Dr. Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas at Belgrade Airport on June 29, 2025. Professor...   More >>>

Helsinki Bulletin, No. 177

SERBIA: CHINA’S
FOOTPRINT IN THE
BALKANS

April 2025

The turbulent global geopolitical realignment, which started with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine (February 2022), was given a new impetus at the beginning of 2025. After his return to the White...
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Press release

CALL FOR NECESSARY
ACTIONS FOR THE
PEACEFUL RESOLUTION
OF ISSUES AND THE
DEFENSE OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Belgrade, January 31, 2025

The discussion on the protection of human rights and freedoms from
violence and torture, held
on January 22, 2025, and organized by the Helsinki Committee, led to the following conclusions: Serbia is in a deep social, political, and security crisis. The main risk...   More >>>

Press release

THE MINISTRY OF
INTERNAL AFFAIRS IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
VIOLENCE AGAINST
STUDENTS

Belgrade, January 16, 2025

The latest attack on a female student of the Faculty of Law, which could have been fatal, is just one in a series of incidents endangering the lives of students. The authorities
are creating an atmosphere conducive to violence against students. The violence perpetrated by groups or...   More >>>

Helsinki Bulletin, No. 175

SERBIA IN THE VORTEX
OF GEOPOLITICAL
CONFRONTATION

December 2024

The geopolitical context, especially after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections, is making Serbia’s position increasingly complex on the international scene. President Aleksandar Vučić is trying to maintain “neutrality” by his intensive international engagement
in all directions – from Asia and Africa to the United...
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Helsinki Bulletin, No. 174

THE EU, GERMANY AND
SERBIA: GEOSTRATEGIC
INTERESTS ARE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN
DEMOCRATIZATION

August 2024

The coming of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) to power (2012) enjoyed wide public support (by the academic community, civil sector and media). However, the support given to it by the West’s international community
was even more important...
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