Racism and discrimination in Ukraine

Hate speech and racist rhetoric has been increasing in Croatia, mainly targeting Serbs, LGBT people and Roma, warned the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.

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Serbian authorities should acknowledge Srebrenica massacre as genocide, eradicate racism among football fans, and address violence against Roma and LGBT.

This is stated in a new report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a human rights body of the Council of Europe (CoE).

Serbian authorities should acknowledge Srebrenica massacre as genocide, eradicate racism among football fans, and address violence against Roma and LGBT.

This is stated in a new report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a human rights body of the Council of Europe (CoE).

The US State Department 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - presented to Congress on Wednesday - highlighted corruption, the rule of law and discrimination as the main problems in the Balkans.

"In the arena of human rights, every government has the ability to improve," Secretary of State John Kerry said, presenting the report.

Inadequate war crimes prosecutions, discrimination against minorities and poor protection of refugees were persistent problems in the Balkans in 2015, said a report by Human Rights Watch.

The Council of Europe has commended Greece for a new anti-racism law but warns in a new report that xenophobia, violence against immigrants and discrimination against Roma are persistent problems.

From mid-April to 6 October, at least 3,660 people were killed and 8,756 wounded in eastern Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Office said in a report, Wednesday.

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BELGRADE - Forty-two percent of the people in Serbia believe that women are the population group that is exposed to discrimination the most in Serbia, according to the 4th annual opinion poll organized by the commissioner for protection of equality.