October 31, 2008

Hostages of Tension

Intimidation and Harassment of Ethnic Albanians in Serbia after Kosovo's Declaration of Independence

Executive Summary
Methodology
Key Recommendations
Background
Institutional and Legal Framework for Investigating and Prosecuting Offenses with Ethnic or Religious Motives
Structure of the Police, Prosecuting and Judicial Authorities
Prosecuting Offences with an Ethnic or Religious Motivation
Serbia's Obligations under International Human Rights Law..
Attacks in February 2008 in Vojvodina
Novi Sad
Attacks in Other Parts of Vojvodina
Zrenjanin
Novi Becej
Sombor
Kikinda
Subotica
Attacks in February 2008 outside Vojvodina
Kragujevac
Negotin
Bor
Response of the Police
Response of the Justice System: Misdemeanor Judges and District Prosecutors
Response of the National Authorities
Official Condemnation of Attacks on Minorities
Compensation for Damage to Property
Expanded Recommendations
To the Government of Serbia
To Police in Serbia
To Investigative Judges, Misdemeanor Judges and Prosecutors
To the European Union
To the Council of Europe
To the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
To the United Nations
Appendix I: Human Rights Watch Letter to Mladen Kuribak, Head of the Uniformed Police Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Serbia, dated August 11, 2008..
Appendix II: Human Rights Watch Letter to Mladen Kuribak, Head of the Uniformed Police Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Serbia, dated August 18, 2008..
Appendix III: Reply letter from the Uniformed Police Directorate to Human Rights Watch, dated September 16, 2008  
Appendix IV: Reply letter from the Uniformed Police Directorate to Human Rights Watch, dated September 16, 2008  
Acknowledgements