Serbia and Montenegro Human Rights
Human Rights Concerns
Under intense international pressure, a number of suspects from Montenegro and Serbia (SCG), indicted by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, have surrendered and been transferred to The Hague. However, the Bosnia Serb General Ratko Mladic and the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic still remain at-large. Police torture and ill-treatment remain problems. Roma continue to be deprived of many basic rights. Women and girls continue to be trafficked in and through SCG for the purpose of forced prostitution. Domestic violence remains widespread. Human rights activists and independent journalists in Serbia are increasingly threatened.
Ten years ago, some 8,000 Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) were massacred after the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica fell to the Bosnian Serb Army. Crimes committed in Srebrenica have been recognized as amounting to genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Although some perpetrators have been prosecuted at the Tribunal, indicted suspects are still free. » More actions
Latest News
USA/World: New Amnesty International Report Charges Legal Loopholes Allow Questionable Arms Dealers to Obtain Defense ContractsOctober 01, 2009
Serbia: Human rights activists under threat in Serbia
September 14, 2009
World: Remembering the world's disappeared in 2009
August 28, 2009
Kosovo (Serbia):10 Years After Start of War in Kosovo, 1,900 Families Still Await Whereabouts of Relatives, Says Amnesty International
March 19, 2009
Serbia: Arrest of Radovan Karad?ic- a major step towards justice but the Tribunal needs time and resources
July 22, 2008
Serbia: Stop attacks on human rights activists and on minorities
February 20, 2008
Latest Reports
Vital UN human rights work under threatMay 09, 2007
Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro): United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK): Conclusions of the Human Rights Committee: 86th Session, July 2006
August 01, 2006
Kosovo/Kosova (Serbia): Serbia and Montenegro: Amnesty International's recommendations relating to talks on the final status of Kosovo/Kosova
July 24, 2006
Amnesty International Magazine article: Globalizing Justice
March 21, 2006
