Serbia failed to indict any former senior police or military commanders for war crimes and resolution of the fate of missing persons stalled. Protesters and journalists were seriously injured in the capital, Belgrade, when police used excessive force. Few refugees gained access to asylum....

Over a thousand refugees and migrants are being exposed to disease and inhuman living conditions by the Serbian authorities who are fail to provide accommodation, food and healthcare to them. They are being forced to endure the extreme cold winter temperatures by lighting fires and squatting in...

The demolition of the homes of 53 Roma families living in the Grmeč informal settlement in Zemun municipality has been suspended on the order of the Serbian government. All families living in the settlement have been promised alternative accommodation before any eviction should take place.

The demolition of the homes of 53 Roma families living in the Grmeč settlement, in Zemun municipality, Belgrade seems to have been suspended for now. However, the families remain in a situation of uncertainty and continue to be at risk of being made homeless as the demolition orders they were...

Fifty-three Roma families are facing imminent forced eviction in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. They arrived in the settlement, in the Zemun municipality, between 1999 and 2000, having been internally displaced from Kosovo. Between 7 and 10 July they were served with orders to demolish their...

The resettlement of twenty-four Roma households at the Belvil settlement in Belgrade has been postponed again. Roma families have not been meaningfully consulted and lack crucial information.

Twenty-four Roma households at the Belvil settlement in Belgrade are due for resettlement at the end of November. If human rights requirements, including genuine consultation and providing full information are not followed, their removal for resettlement could result in a forced eviction.

There are concerns that the 2013 Belgrade Pride march in Serbia to be held on 28 September may be banned. This would deny the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.

Nazlie Bala, a human rights defender in Kosovo, was attacked outside her apartment on 27 March 2013. She had recently received death threats after publicly supporting a law that would provide survivors of war crimes of sexual violence with compensation and rehabilitation. Amnesty International is...

The EU Delegation in Serbia emphasised the utmost need to avoid creation of segregated resettlement of the Roma communities.

The Serbian authorities are finalizing plans to resettle an evicted Roma community, in housing funded by the European Commission. Some of the proposed sites will result in racial segregation. The final decision is likely to be made before the end of December.

On 3 October, the Serbian Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Ivica Dačić, banned the 2012 Pride march on the basis of unspecified security threats. This ban has denied the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.

There are concerns that the 2012 Belgrade Pride march in Serbia to be held on 6 October may be banned because of security threats. This would deny the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.