Abstract (eng)
National human rights institutions are new to the constitutional system of Serbia. The work of these institutions has been thoroughly analyzed in order to understand to what extent they are influencing the EU accession process of Serbia.
Firstly, the current human rights situation in Serbia has been analyzed through the existing practices and reports done by the independent national and international non-governmental organizations. Secondly, the accession process to the EU in general has been presented including in particular Serbian accession to the EU. Thirdly, the work of National Human Rights Institutions in Serbia has been presented through their regular reports and was linked with the preconditions for EU membership and with Serbian accession negotiations.
Their work proved to be of precious importance for the overall improvement of the human rights situation in the country. National human rights institutions have directly been contributing to achieving the preconditions for the opening of the relevant chapters in the accession process with the EU and while reporting on different problems and proposing measures to mend the situation, they are helping the adoption of the EU values and practices in Serbian daily routine. Through their work, they have been directly supporting the accession of Serbia to the EU.