The state auditing institution has established that the Red Cross was not paid as much money as it is legally entitled to - instead of 8,87 billion, only 3,38 billion dinars were paid to the Red Cross from the republic's coffers.
The OSCE warns of an unprecedented level of violence and intimidation of journalists during local elections in Serbia and calls on the authorities to protect the media and prosecute those responsible.
Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, who were in Serbia from January 22 to 24, called on the authorities to urgently and transparently investigate allegations of disproportionate use of force and illegal surveillance of demonstrators. It was assessed that the political scene in Serbia is deeply polarized and careful monitoring of the state of democracy and the rule of law was announced
In its twelfth report from the shadows, under the symbolic title "System error", Coalition 27 warns that Serbia has been standing still for years when it comes to environmental protection. Despite the adopted regulations, key reforms are delayed, and institutions fail to ensure even the basic standards of a healthy environment
Serbia is among the countries with the greatest decline in freedoms in the last decade, according to a report by Freedom House. Under the rule of Aleksandar Vučić, freedoms and human rights are continuously declining
In the latest report of the European Parliament on Serbia, author Tonino Picula pointed out that the country is lagging behind in European integration. The report points to serious problems in the rule of law, media freedom and the fight against corruption, as well as political instability caused by student protests.
Reporters Without Borders ranked Serbia in the less fortunate half of the planet when it comes to media freedom. Political pressures, no work by REM and the acquittal of the accused for the murder of Ćuruvija are mentioned
The report states that credible reports have noted that in Serbia there is a problem with the independence of the judiciary and serious restrictions on freedom of expression and the media, which includes violence against journalists, serious corruption in the government, human trafficking and violence against the LGBT community.
Serbia recorded the biggest decline in democracy in the Freedom House report "Nations in Transition 2023", which covers 29 European and Asian countries. It is said that Serbia experienced a historic decline due to the efforts of President Aleksandar Vučić to consolidate power in 2023
The observation mission of the ODIHR seems to have pleased both the government and the opposition with its final report, Deutsche Welle assesses. Analysts expect the government to make only cosmetic changes until the next elections, but to continue stealing votes
The BIRN report states that hate speech and discrimination, digital manipulation and computer fraud prevail in the area of digital rights violations, and that domestic, regional and national political events have directly influenced such a situation. Serbia is at the very top
Thousands of suspects for war crimes in the territory of the former Yugoslavia have not yet been prosecuted, a large number of cases are pending. There is no political will for justice to be served, on the contrary, there is a climate of denial of war crimes and glorification of war criminals, writes the report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, entitled "Confronting the past for a better future".
The European Commission states that Serbia should make more efforts and make compromises in order for the process of normalization of relations with Kosovo to move forward, but also that it is necessary to fulfill its obligations within the dialogue and to commit to the full implementation of all previous agreements
