NGO AKTIV is pleased to announce the position of a Public Communication Officer  within the program “Amplifying local voices for equitable development" - ALVED implemented in consortium of several partners from UK, Europe and the region. NGO AKTIV is encouraging an eligible candidates to use this opportunity and apply for the positions of Public Communication Officer.

A key feature of any democratic society that is rooted in respect for universal human rights principles and the rule of law is the responsibility, ability and readiness of the majority to accept non-majority communities. In Kosovo, this is something that is reflected in the numerous mechanisms embedded in the legislative framework designed to protect them. However, despite the significant passage of time and financial investment of the international community, the stabilization of the socio-political situation and the advancement of Serb-Albanians relations do not appear to ever have been a priority of political elites in Kosovo.

Given the overall situation in Kosovo, news produced locally by Serbian media is often of regional importance, which represents a special responsibility of media outlets from isolated areas, because events in them, unfortunately, most often negatively, reflect much further and affect not only relations between Pristina and Belgrade, but also the situation in the region. One of the characteristic examples is Radio Gorazdevac, which produces regionally relevant news in an environment with several hundred potential listeners. The main task of these outlets, in the context of the local nature of the Serbian media, is to be predominantly news producers, but not exclusively of local content.

In Civic Energy Center (CEC) in North Mitrovica, NGO AKTIV presented today, July, 29^th the research presentation “Enhancing Transparency and Rule of Law in Kosovo-Serb majority Communities”.  This research is done within the framework of a project implemented by NGO Aktiv with the financial support of the Buraeu of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs - INL).

On 28^th of July NGO Aktiv presented a policy paper ’Assessment of the Status of the Rights of Non-Majority Communities in Kosovo’ in Pristina (Swiss Diamond), which was published with the support of International Olof Palme Center. Guests of the presentation were Almir Veliji, Deputy Minister for Regional Development, Raif Kırkul, Journalist and Fatir Berzati, Activist, who offered an overview of the (dis)respect of rights of non-majority communities in Kosovo and shared their views on the content of the publication itself.

Written by: Marija Stojanović

NGO AKTIV established in 2020 the Rapid Response Civic Group (RRCG) to monitor measures undertaken by central and local institutions aimed at fightining the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences in areas throughout Kosovo populated by non-majority communities.