OCTOBER
JULY
NOVEMBER
Serbia
Western Balkans
Youth Initiative awarded for work
Moot Court Grand Finale in Stras-
against discrimination
Civil Rights Defenders’ partner Youth
Initiative for Human Rights was one of
the recipients of the Annual Award for
fighting discrimination, handed out by
the Coalition Against Discrimination
in Serbia.
bourg
Montenegro
Anti-corruption activist included
SEPTEMBER
in Natalia Project
Vanja Ćalović, Head of the organisation MANS that works on corruption
issues in Montenegro, was included in
the Natalia Project security system.
Sweden
Pussy Riot IN SWEDEN
Pussy Riot take part in Almedalen,
Sweden, an important political forum
where human rights became a focus at
the gathering in 2013.
On 7–9 November the Trans-European Moot Court Grand Final took
place in Strasbourg for the first time
ever, between the winning teams from
the Western Balkans and Scandinavia
organised and supported by Civil
Rights Defenders.
Myanmar
Burmese human rights lawyers
inspired in Serbia
Sweden
Serbia
Civil Rights Defenders organises a
two-week study tour to Serbia for ten
Burmese lawyers, to meet with our
partner organisations that work in the
field of legal aid.
Tommie X raises money for Civil
Photo competition challenges
Rights Defenders work
prejudices about Roma
Serbia
Tommie X rarely sits still, and under
his leadership, the fashion brand
Faggot Apparel was launched with the
profits going to Civil Rights Defenders.
Montenegro
First Pride Parade in Podgorica a
test of tolerance
Civil Rights Defenders supports the
first Pride Parade in Montenegro’s
capital Podgorica which saw over 200
participants, dignitaries and representatives representatives attend the event.
VICTORY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR ACCESS
TO INFORMATION
Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the
ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, which clarifies conditions
under which public authorities may
limit or restrict the right to free access
to information.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia adopts trans-inclusive
hate crime law
Bosnia & Herzegovina’s House of
Representatives adopts hate crime
legislation that is inclusive of gender
identity and sexual orientation.
AUGUST
Russia & Sweden
LGBT issues in Russia in focus
during Stockholm Pride
During Stockholm Pride, Civil Rights
Defenders, supported by the Swedish
Institute, organises an exchange of
experience between two groups of
parents from Russia, the Swedish
network Proud Parents lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender children,
and RFSL (the Swedish Federation
for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Trans
gender Rights).
Western Balkans
New media and art as tools for
human rights advocacy
Sweden
Civil Rights Defenders organised a
five-day working conference in Przno,
Montenegro entitled “Empowering
people – ideas worth spreading“. The
goal of the conference was to increase
the participants’ capacities in using
media and technology as well as art in
their advocacy work.
UN supports Civil Rights
Defenders’ criticism of the
Swedish Government
After reviewing Sweden’s reports
regarding strategies against racism,
discrimination and hate crimes the
Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination continue to criticise the Swedish governments work
in preventing racism and hate crimes.
Sweden
Civil Rights Defenders among the
Civil Rights Defenders organised a
photo competition concerning life
conditions of the Roma population in
Serbia. The competition called “Under
the Same Roof” aims to demonstrate
to all Serbian citizens that they share
the same future, regardless of nationality or ethnicity.
CAMBODIA
Cambodian Supreme Court must
free housing rights activist Yorm
Bopha.
Civil Rights Defenders continues its
advocacy efforts to have Cambodia
housing rights activist freed from
incarceration on trumped up charges.
Sweden/All Regions
Gold and silver to the Civil Rights
Captcha
Civil Rights Defenders won gold and
silver with the campaign “Civil Rights
Captcha”. The gold was in the category “Campaign of the year in social
media”, and the silver in the category
“Mass media campaign of the year”.
DECEMBER
most influential in the aid debate
According to a list published in the
Swedish magazine Omvärlden, Robert
Hårdh, Executive Director of Civil
Rights Defenders, holds 12th place in
the list of Sweden’s most influential
persons in the debate on aid and development cooperation.
Sweden/All Regions
Civil Rights Defenders awarded in
Albania
Eurobest
Second Albanian LGBT activist
Eurobest is the leading communications contest in Europe and Civil
Rights Defenders was awarded for
the Captcha, in the categories Public
Relations an [