BalkanThemes Volume 1: Issue 2 – Roma

November 3rd, 2014

Roma family stands behind a broken window of their house where they were attacked by the local population in Osenik, which is located 20 km west of Sarajevo (Credit: Midhat Poturović)

The second issue of BalkanThemes examines the rights of Roma and other minorities in the countries of former Yugoslavia.

Minorities Roma

The Social and Economic Dimensions of Transitional Justice

In disadvantaged and dismantled societies, Transitional Justice (TJ) will lose all credibility if it has not dealt with social injustice, corruption, exploitation of resources and economic violence. Moving towards reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina requires the rethinking of TJ from the very beginning, while inclusion of economic and social rights is essential for TJ effectiveness.

February 5th, 2015

Nevena Medić

Giving Children Strength to Continue their Fight against Cancer

Fuad Halilović won the battle against one type of cancer 13 years ago, but he has not forgotten those who still have to fight for their lives – above all, children with cancer, many of whom have lost their hair in the course of long and arduous treatment. Together with his colleagues from the association …

November 14th, 2022

Almedina Mehić