Renewing commitments to the cause of peace
Civil society organizations in Kosovo and Serbia reiterated their commitment to actively working towards the normalization of relations throughout the entire region. They call for the building of ties in accordance with the terms and spirit of Article 6 of the recent roadmap on normalization, through which the parties have agreed to deepen cooperation in […]
Report on the human rights situation in northern Kosovo Report for October 2023
During the reporting period, it was observed that human rights violations and the use of hate speech are increasing as a resonating effect of incidents in Banjska, leading to numerous police searches which created additional fear in the Serbian population, and related issues. Hate speech, primarily targeting Serbian but also Albanian communities in Kosovo on […]
A conference on transparency of local administration was held
On September 27 and 28, a two-day conference “Building Trust, Strengthening Communities: A Conference on Local Governance Transparency” was held in Pristina, where representatives of government bodies, civil society organizations and the media discussed the possibilities of a local response to corruption. The participants of the conference said that the fight against corruption is important […]
Building Trust, Strengthening Communities: A Conference on Local Governance Transparency
NGO AKTIV is pleased to invite the public to a two-day conference on the transparency of local administration within the project “Strengthening transparency and the rule of law in Serbian municipalities in Kosovo”, which is being implemented with the financial support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The conference will be […]
NGO Aktiv with new location in Pristina
From September 1, 2023, the office of NGO Aktiv is located in a new location in Pristina. Our address is Qamil Hoxha, 38, 1st floor, apartment no. 2, Pristina. NGO Aktiv with its headquarter in North Mitrovica, and offices in Pristina and Belgrade, completes the strengthening of the organization, following its main directions – respect […]
PRESS RELEASE – Civil society organizations and media
After the recently published Public Call of the Office of Communities Affairs(Financial support to NGO projects/programs for raising the level of employment ofmembers of non-majority communities, media that contribute to the protection andimprovement of the rights and interests of non-majority communities in Kosovo, aswell as non-governmental organizations that contribute to cultural activities thatpromote culture, tradition, […]
Strengthening Institutional Responses to Security Incidents in Non majority (Serb) Communities
In a presentation held on 27th of June, local and international representatives, community representatives, non-governmental organizations and human rights advocates gathered to address the crucial issue of the report ,,Strengthening Institutional Responses to Security Incidents,, within non-majority (Serbian) communities,,. The event, organized by the NGO AKTIV and KIPRED Institute, supported by UNMIK aimed to shed […]
PRESS RELEASE – Civil society organizations and media
Civil society organizations and the media strongly condemn the recent attacks on Serbian and Albanian media outlets during their reporting in the north of Kosovo. Attacks on journalists represent a serious threat to media freedom and the democratic principles we strive for as a society. We are deeply concerned about the increase in verbal and […]
PRESS RELEASE Working Group for Chapter 35
Deeply concerned about the events in the north of Kosovo, we herewith invite the representatives of Belgrade and Pristina to urgently take the necessary measures to calm the situation and return to the dialogue process. To this end, we are looking for the full implementation of the three-point plan for de-escalation of the situation in […]
Challenges in the implementation of Community Service Sentencing
We are pleased to announce that on the 14th of June 2023, the non-governmental organization Aktiv, in partnership with the NGO ACDC, conducted a comprehensive report presentation on the topic of “Community Service Sentencing” as a part of the project “Further Support to Access to Justice and Human Rights in the Mitrovica Region”supported by UNMIK. […]