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| FORUM
OF TUZLA CITIZENS |
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FTC has been founded
as a result of need and determination
to preserve Bosnia and Herzegovina
as a whole, independent and decentralized
sovereign state regulated upon parliamentary
democracy principles, within its historical
and geopolitical borders, recognized
by the International community, so
that no part of its territory can
be considered for separate national
territory by any of its people, as
well as a replay back to the growth
of nationalism in its own surrounding.
The
Constituent Assembly was held on February
28, 1993.
FTC
is a non-party association, where
the citizens gather on a basis of
their free will and personal choice.
Affiliation to any political, national,
religious, social, age affiliation
or sex does not make an obstacle for
the activity in Forum. FTC for the
moment counts over 15.000 members.
FTC
main objectives are:
·
Starting a process of mutual trust
re-establishment, motivated by the
humanism and strength of spirit
· Return of displaced persons and
refugees to their ancient places of
origin and return of their property
· Punishment of all war criminals
· Developing of patriotic feelings
of BiH peoples on the basis of positive
cultural and ethnic experiences extracted
from our region
· Support and active participation
all constructive peaceful initiatives
that are in accordance with principles
and assignments of FTC
· Respecting of the human rights and
freedoms that are in accordance with
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
· Preserving of multinational and
multi-religious, material and spiritual
heritage following the civilization
criteria
Manning
bodies of FTC are: Main Board (15
members), FTC Council (30 members)
and 5 Commissions.
FTC
organized many public tribunes of
various issues, round tables and cultural
events.
Acting as a co-organizer, FTC has
also organized three huge international
conferences in Tuzla: “Is Europe Possible
Without Multi-Culture” (November 3-5,
1994); “Local Democracy in BiH and
Europe” (November 14-17, 1994); The
4th General Assembly of Helsinki Citizens’
Assembly (October 19-22, 1995);
In
a co-operation with the Association
of independent intellectuals “Circle
99”, FTC has achieved many contacts
with civic initiatives from Serbia
and Montenegro.
In association with city of Bologna
and Organization of German-Bosnian
friendship from Wuppertal, FTC carries
out the project of “Distant Friendship”,
which comprehends more than 200 Tuzla’s
families.
FTC organized a public tribune “Human
Rights Protection” in February 1995,
whilst in April the same year a tribune
that has promoted the Institution
of ombudsman of the Federation and
Republic of BiH.
Through
E-mail system ZAMIR, FTC has organized
a written communication with all republics
of the Former Yugoslavia and whole
world, where more than 20.000 messages
has been sent through the project
“Letters”.
FTC
initiates and chairs the project “Citizens
Alternative Parliament of Bosnia and
Herzegovina”, which is going to initiate,
encourage, support and link local
civic initiatives throughout BiH.
In
association with the “Circle 99” from
Sarajevo, FTC has established the
Charter, which consists major principles
of organizing of united state of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
With
a financial support of NCA (Norwegian
Church Aid), FTC published a booklet
“Introduction to Human Rights”.
In
co-operation with Belgrade’s Circle
- Belgrade and Anti-war Campaign of
Croatia, FCT works on the project
“Civil Dialogue” among civic groups
in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Its
first session is going to be held
in Tuzla on 30.08.1996.
President:
Vehid ©ehic
Address: Forum Gradana Tuzle
Had¾i Bakirbega Tuzlica st. 1
75 000 Tuzla
Tel/Fax: +387 75 251 279; 252 127;
250 702
E-mail: forum_tz@bih.net.ba
http: www.forumtz.com
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| CITIZENS
FORUM OF BANJA LUKA |
Citizens
Forum of Banja Luka was registered
at the Higher Court in Banja Luka
on July 29, 1996, on a demand of the
Initiative Board, which operates since
April 1996.
Citizens
Forum of Banja Luka is an association
of citizens, founded for the purposes
of improving of democratic relations
and reconstruction of civic society
in Republika Srpska and Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Citizens
Forum of Banja Luka gathers all its
members regardless of their national,
religious, political, social, sex
or age group that they belong to.
Forum
of Citizens of Banja Luka acts in
the scope of its following goals:
· Achieving and protecting of rights
and freedoms of human and citizens,
in accordance with the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights of the United Nations.
· Establishment of the rule of law
· Taking part in peace and humanitarian
activities
· Preserving and protecting of the
human environment
· Linking with similar organizations
in BiH, Europe and the world.
Forum
of Citizens of Banja Luka achieves
its major goals through public tribunes,
conferences, mass media, and special
publications…
Forum’s
main body is the Main Board, whilst
the forum activities are achieved
through the following bodies:
· Board of social and economic issues
· Board for protection of human rights
· Board for protection of human environment
· Board for culture and cultural heritage
· Commission for information
· Commission for the international
co-operation
President:
Branislav Kosic - lawyer
Vice presidents: Doc.Dr. Zdravko Zlokapa
Doc.Dr. Dragan Daneli¹en
Address:
Tel: ++387 58 11 083
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| ASSOCIATION
OF INDEPENDENT INTELLECTUALS “CIRCLE
99” SARAJEVO
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Main
objectives and assignments: Developing
of a democratic society and support
in preserving of a multicultural and
multiethnic being of Bosnia and Herzegovina
through various intellectual activities.
“Circle
99” was among the first organizations
during the war, which started seeking
the paths of opening of a dialogue
among the intellectuals from this
region. On this basis there have been
achieved, through visits and participation,
contacts, co-operation and exchange
of information with the “Forum of
Tuzla Citizens” and intellectuals
from Banja Luka and Mostar. There
have been achieved visits and established
contacts with enthusiasts who come
from alternative currents in Serbia
and Montenegro. Furthermore, representatives
of “Circle 99” paid a significant
visit to the intellectuals from Slovenia.
Very soon there is going to be realized
a visit to the independent intellectuals
of Croatia.
Intensive
contacts and mutual visits “Circle
99” are maintained with intellectuals
from Switzerland, France, Belgium,
Germany, Sweden, Holland, Denmark
and Czech Republic.
“Circle
99” has been awarded for its activities
during the war by The Foundation of
the King Baudoin and the Foundation
Alberto Moravia.
The
Association publishes “Free Minds
99 Magazine”, which is a segment of
the association activities.
Expected
results and effects: development of
a democracy and creation of the conditions
for an essential reintegration of
Bosnia and Herzegovina as a multiethnic
state of modern concept.
Funds:
individual donations, donations and
international awards.
The
Association carries out its activities
in accordance with the Statute and
its Annual Program.
President:
Vlatko Dolecek
Address: “Circle 99”, Vrazova 1, 71
000 Sarajevo
Tel: ++ 387 33 217 854
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| DEMOCRATIC
CIRCLE BIHAC |
Democratic
Circle Bihac was founded due to the
need of democratic oriented individuals,
citizens of Bihac, to critically look
through their environment and Bosnian-Herzegovina’s
reality. Democratic Circle is a non-party,
non-governmental association of citizens.
It gathers at first place intellectuals
of different occupations - engineers,
professors, political scientists,
lawyers, however still having an open
door for all citizens, regardless
of their political, religious, national
affiliation or sex.
Democratic
Circle has as a basis the following
objectives and principles:
·
Establishment and improvement of the
democratic pattern in Bihac
· Reanimation and protection of a
multinational and multicultural structure
of Bihac
· Promotion, establishment and improvement
of human rights
· Protection of citizen’s equality,
regardless to their national, religious,
political affiliation or sex
· Promotion of scientific approach
to all kinds of political, cultural
and national values or problems
· Promotion of multicultural values,
which should be a found element of
the civic Bosnian society
· Promotion of ideas of inter-ethnic
and intra-ethnic conciliation of people
within Bihac region
· Reanimation of multinational and
inter-national tolerance and respect
Democratic
Circle carries its activities through
the Council and Forum. The Council
of Democratic Circle consists of 10
members, whilst Forum gathers all
members.
Democratic Circle has a special body
- Court of Honour, consisting of 5
members - which is responsible to
act in disputed situations that might
occur and violate the principles of
Democratic Circle.
Democratic
Circle exercises its assignments through:
round tables, public tribunes, specialized
seminars, and public debates.
Two
project which are to be implemented
in the coming period:
· Psycho-social education of demobilized
soldiers in a scope of their social
and family reintegration (short term
project)
· Education of various social groups
(students, women, ex soldiers, professors)
regarding the major principles of
a civic society and tolerance, aiming
on establishing of the atmosphere
of tolerance and international conciliation
within Bihac region (long term project).
For
the time being Democratic Circle finances
itself exclusively by private financial
means of its members.
President:
Azrija Piarlic
Address: Democratic Circle
Bihackih Branilaca bb
Bihac
Tel/fax: ++387 77 331 519
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| HELSINKI
BOARD OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN REPUBLIKA
SRPSKA - BIJELJINA
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Helsinki
Board of Human Rights in Republika
Srpska was founded 10 May 1996. Board
is an independent, non-government
and non-profitable association of
citizens, which goal is a promotion
and protection of human rights in
Republika Srpska.
In
carrying out of its goals, Committee
places special efforts into:
·
Systematic observing of the human
rights situation in Republika Srpska
· Registering of human rights violations
and undertaking of protective measures
· Collecting and spreading of information
about practical solutions in a scope
of protection of human rights in Republika
Srpska, which include proposing of
new and changing of the current laws
· Offering of a professional assistance
to citizens in a scope of human rights
· Publishing of regular and frequent
reports and publications which are
related to human rights
· Establishing of a data base
· Contacting mass media for purposes
of promoting of all aspects of human
rights
· Establishing of a co-operation with
local and foreign organizations for
the purpose of the promotion and protection
of human rights
Membership
in the Committee, beside its founders,
is accessible to anyone who accepts
the Statute and expresses a desire
to work for achieving Helsinki Committee’s
goals.
Acting
bodies of Committee are the Assembly
as a highest authority, The Managing
Board and a president.
Helsinki
Committee, which currently operates
in more than fifty countries, bases
its activity on the Final Act, adopted
at the Summit of the Conference on
Security and Co-operation in Europe,
that was held in Helsinki 1975, as
well on documents that were adopted
afterwards. Some time ago, the Final
Act was the only political and morally
binding document, which was trying
to link up peace and security with
respecting of human rights. CSCE,
which emerged 1994 in OSCE, has had
during the Helsinki Conference 35
countries-members all European countries
except Albania, Canada and USA, whilst
today it has 53 members.
In
order of providing a structure, which
would enable independent Helsinki’s
Committees to mutually support each
other and to continue strengthening
of the Human Rights Movement, in 1982
there has been established International
Helsinki Federation. IHF maintains
contacts with individuals and groups
that are very active in human rights
issues within places where Helsinki
Committees do not exist.
Federation
is also active in collecting of information
and documents about a state of human
rights in countries, members of OSCE.
These information are submitted furthermore
to the governments, international
organizations, mass media and public
media.
President:
Branko Todorovic
Address: Helsin¹ki odbor za ljudska
prava u Republici Srpskoj, Bijeljina
Tel / fax: ++387 55 210 851
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| FORUM
OF ZENICA CITIZENS |
Forum
of Zenica Citizens (FZC) was founded
as an association of Zenica citizens
on 27 December 1992. In accordance
with some new legislative regulations,
the Association changed its title
to Forum of Zenica Citizens and continues
applying the Statute and Program principles
of its predecessor, the Association.
Forum
of Zenica Citizens is an association
that was established by the beginning
of war in BiH, with the goal and a
need to preserve a united and undivided
community of people, through preserving
the identity and multicultural life
of this region, to improve and develop
already gained traditions, which resist
tendencies trying to forget them,
misinterpret, modulate and forbid
them. Even though we address ourselves
namely as “Zenica”, we consider this
only as a motto which should gather
us, with the intention to place our
spirit in a positive light on other
people, dispersing already accepted
spirit of respecting of all human
freedoms and rights, in accordance
with the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
The
main objective of the Association
is to achieve a spirit where all Zenica
citizens will feel as belonging to
Zenica, as their hometown and continue
developing this feeling through the
town development.
For
the purpose of achieving its program
goals and principles, Forum will especially
place its effort on:
·
Preserving of the identity and spirit
of Zenica, in a light of Zenica citizens
desire.
· Developing of traditions and habits
as the basis of the current and future
life in Zenica
· Encouraging of mutual help among
Zenica citizens
· Achieving of economic, cultural,
technical, scientific, patriotic,
educational, historical, social, humanitarian,
professional, sport and other needs
and interests in Zenica town development.
· Establishing of a co-operation of
clubs and associations of Zenica citizens
which operates throughout BiH and
abroad
· Improvement and protection of human
rights
Acting
bodies of the Association are: Presidency
(35 members), Executive Board and
more than 20 Commissions.
Establishment
of the Association was supported by
10000 signatories, even today there
is still a great interest for its
existence prevailing.
Forum
of Zenica Citizens had several mass
media appearances, where the program
assignments were presented.
Forum
participated in the International
Conferences “Is Europe Possible Without
Multi-Culture?”, which was sponsored
by Verona Forum from Brussels and
held in Tuzla (03-05.11.1994); “Local
Democracy in BiH and Europe”, sponsored
by the HCA, held in Tuzla (14-17.11.1994)
The participants of the General Assembly
of HCA visited Zenica 18.10.1995.
President:
Fadil Imamovic
Address: Forum Zenicana
Fra Ivana Jukica 1
72 000 Zenica
Tel:
Tel/fax: ++387 32 417 306
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| CENTRE
FOR CIVIC CO-OPERATION OF LIVNO |
Centre
for Civic Co-operation of Livno (CCC)
is a relief, humanitarian, non government
organization, which operates as a
service for citizens, which is trying
to assist in the implementation of
projects that are related to help
for citizens, creating of better living
conditions, paying a special attention
on youngsters and development of small
businesses.
CCC was founded in the beginning of
1996.
The
organizer of the Centre is Centre
for Civic society in South-Eastern
Europe (CCS) from Washington DC. CCS
was founded 1990, primarily in order
to support social, political and economic
development in newborn democratic
societies of Former Yugoslavia. CCS
offers long working experience within
mentioned region, as well as programs
of directing in building of a democratic,
programs of training, visits and humanitarian
aid. Through its office in Zagreb,
Croatia, CCS organized two Centres
for Civic co-operation within a territory
of Bosnia and Herzegovina. One centre
is placed in Jajce, a second one in
Livno.
Main
objectives of Centre are:
·
Encouraging, developing and implementing
of projects which are going to be
of the great use for entire community,
in which all its citizens will take
part, regardless to their political
and national affiliation.
· Getting in of other international
donators who offer financial aid exclusively
to citizens organizations, which are
not dependent on government.
· Socio-psychic assistance to citizens
through various methods
· Offering assistance during a period
of building unity and co-operation,
either inside of individual communities
or communities that the Federation
of BiH consists of.
· Legislative help and protection
of citizens
· Collection of humanitarian aid and
its distribution in the field
· Protection of a living standard,
organizing of trips to Centre members,
as well as organizing of different
gatherings and visits related to achieving
of interests of Centre and its members.
· Assistance to children, who are
left without one or both parents.
Program
part:
1.
Course of English language
By a beginning of a new school year,
CCC intends to organize and finance
courses of similar nature of German
and English language, also a Course
of Computer studies for unemployed
citizens of Livno town.
2. Feed the Children - contacts already
achieved - we expect financial support
in the implementation of our projects
and a supply of the school material
for Livno’s pupils.
3. Project of collecting of books
for school libraries.
4. Reconstruction and assistance in
facilitating of school workshops and
cabinets.
5. Lectures and tribunes regarding
a role and importance of NGO’s.
Lectures
will be given by a representative
of OSCE who is in charge for relationships
with NGO’s. Representatives of political
parties from Livno, local authorities
and mass media are going to be invited
to attend the session.
Contacts:
For
a purpose of implementation of our
projects, we have contacted the following
organizations: OSCE, CIMMIC, UNHCR,
IFOR, World Bank, ICVA, Austrian Embassy,
UK Embassy, CRS Sarajevo, EC…
Co-ordinators:
Sonja Garic and Zulka Baljak
Address: Kneza Mutimira 56
(Hotel Dinara)
Livno
Tel/fax: ++387 34 202 770
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| ASSOCIATION
OF TUZLA WOMEN |
Association
of Tuzla Women is a non-governmental,
non-party organization, which gathers
women of Tuzla, regardless of their
national, religious, age, or educational
group.
Association
of Tuzla Women is a volunteer organization,
whose members firmly support Bosnia
and Herzegovina as a sovereign and
united state, and Tuzla as a part
of a multinational European and World
environment, as for the full equality
of women in all aspect of life, which
is in accordance with the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights of the
United Nations.
The
highest authority of Association of
Tuzla Women is the Assembly.
Executive body of the Assembly is
a Presidency consisting of 15 members
of its main leadership, and a variable
number of members within its extended
leadership.
Activities
are led within the Active of Women,
which operate through local community
activities, enterprises, public tribunes,
gatherings, announcements and public
manifestations.
Around
5000 women of Tuzla municipality are
members of Association of Tuzla Women.
President:
Sabina Piric
Address: Udru¾enje ¾ena Tuzle
Stari Grad 9
75 000 Tuzla
Tel / fax: ++387 35 252 533
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| CUPIDO,
MOSTAR |
A
group of free minded people trying
to get together and act together under
extremely difficult circumstances...
President: Prof. Slavo Kukic
Tel/Fax: + 387 36 316 140
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| HELSINKI
COMMITTEE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA - SARAJEVO
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Helsinki
Committee of Human Rights in Bosnia
and Herzegovina was founded on 11
February 1995. Committee is an independent,
non-government and non-profitable
association of citizens, whose goal
is the promotion and protection of
human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In
carrying out its goals, Committee
places special efforts into:
·
Systematic observing of the human
rights situation in BiH
· Registering of occurrences of human
rights violation and undertaking of
protective measures
· Collecting and spreading of information
about practical solutions in a scope
of protection of human rights in the
world.
· Proposals about improvement of the
human rights situation in BiH, which
include proposals for new and changing
of the current laws
· Offering of a professional assistance
to citizens in a scope of human rights
· Publishing of regular and frequent
reports and publications which are
related to human rights
· Establishing of a data base
· Contacting mass media for purposes
of promoting of all aspects of human
rights
· Establishing of a co-operation with
local and foreign organizations for
the purpose of the promotion and protection
of human rights
Membership
in the Committee, beside its founders,
is accessible to anyone who accepts
the Statute and expresses a desire
to work for achieving Helsinki Committee’s
goals.
Acting
bodies of Committee are the Assembly
as a highest authority, The Managing
Board and a president.
Helsinki
Committee, which currently operates
in 30 countries, bases its activity
on the Final Act, adopted at the Summit
of the Conference on Security and
Co-operation in Europe, that was held
in Helsinki 1975, as well on documents
that were adopted afterwards. Some
time ago, the Final Act was the only
politically and morally binding document,
which was trying to link up peace
and security with respecting of human
rights. OSCE, which emerged 1994 in
the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe, has had during
the Helsinki Conference 35 countries-members
all European countries except Albania,
Canada and USA, whilst today it has
53 members.
In
order of providing a structure, which
would enable independent Helsinki’s
Committees to mutually support each
others and to continue strengthening
of the Human Rights Movement, in 1982
there has been established International
Helsinki Federation. IHF maintains
contacts with individuals and groups
that are very active in human rights
issues within places where Helsinki
Committees do not exist.
Federation is also active in collecting
of information and documents about
a state of human rights in countries,
members of OSCE. This information
is submitted furthermore to the governments,
international organizations, mass
media and public media.
Helsinki
Committee of Human Rights in Bosnia
and Herzegovina is a joint member
of International Helsinki Federation.
President:
Srdan Dizdarevic
Address: Sarajevo
Tel: +387 33 660 811
E-mail: s.dizdarevic@bh-hchr.org
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| FORUM
OF INTELLECTUALS OF BREZA
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Forum
of Intellectuals from Breza was established
at the beginning of 1993. The major
idea of Forum was the gathering of
progressive and patriotic intellectual
forces of Breza town, and their placement
in the purposes of resolving of the
existential problems of the people
within this region, with a continuous
parallel process of establishment
of economic and social strategy of
the post-war period.
At
the Founding Convention, held in March
1993, as its acting body Forum elected
a Presidency, consisting of 20 members,
of people of various occupations.
These people elected jointly, by a
secret ballot, a president Mr. Esad
Bajtal, chief in editor of Press Centre
of Breza, combined by the Breza’s
newspaper and Radio Breza.
By
its very first appearance in August
1993, Forum grew in a spiritual cradle
that continued gathering a kind of
mental energy, which was able to resist
all attempts of a conscious or unconscious
manipulation of the town and its citizens.
Such ideology and coming circumstances
of the war drama have made that Mr.
Esad Bajtalo remained the first and
a last president of Forum.
Forum, due to reasons well known to
the leading authorities, never registered,
therefore even today Forum formally
does not exist.
It cannot be said that a recall of
the revenge feeling succeeded to prevail
as an analogue answer to all this,
despite endless massacres occurring
within a 20 km radius of the town
(Sarajevo, Lje¹evo, Ahmici, Stupni
Dol).
The
only fortunate circumstance was the
fact that the president of Forum was
in the same time a chief in editor
of a local radio station (founded
also during the war in 1992). This
fact actually has assisted to a great
extent in preserving of a spirit of
tolerance and resistance to bloody
challenges in its close vicinity.
However,
Forum and citizens of Breza won a
great victory, after uncompromising
dialogue that was led with local authorities
and was initiated by the concrete
events in the town during August 1993.
This victory prevented a possible
crowning of the logic of force and
passion (carried by a foreign element),
which could become an instrument of
imposing of peace and order of the
town and surroundings, by the well
known methods “deciding on principles
of short and the right of private
feeling”.
It was a victory of the spirit of
peace and order - during the war.
Of course, this had its price as well.
President:
Esad Bajltal
Address:
Tel: ++387 32 763 267
Fax: ++387 33 664 540
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| ASSOCIATION
OF MIXED MARRIAGES OF CITIZENS OF
ZENICA, ZAVIDOVICI AND KAKANJ
|
Association
of mixed marriages of citizens of
Zenica, Zavidovici and Kakanj was
founded on September 20, 1993. And
is registered at the Higher Court
in Zenica.
On
the day it was founded Association
counted more than 5000 families. Today
Association counts 3300 families,
with 650 of registered families of
pensioners (social group).
The
purpose and a goal of Association
of Mixed Marriages of Citizens of
Zenica, Zavidovici and Kakanj is to
organize and protect interests and
help citizens of mixed marriages and
their relatives during and after the
war.
Part
of Association is the Club, which
gathers families of mixed marriages
and facilitate in meeting each other
and enjoys legislative status of the
Association of Citizens.
Association
is a non-profitable, non-political
and non-party organization.
This
is the only association in the Federation
of BiH of this nature, however our
objective is to link us with similar
NGO’s throughout entire BiH and abroad.
Association
is financed by annual membership of
1 DM per each family and donations.
President: Sonja Ke¹ko
Vice president: Antonija Hibic
Address: Udru¾enje mje¹ovitih brakova
©kolska Ulica 3
72 000 Zenica
Tel: ++387 32 417 270
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| HELSINKI
CITIZENS ASSEMBLY (hCa) - Office in
Tuzla |
Helsinki
Citizens Assembly (hCa) is an international
network of civic initiatives, movements,
social and political groups, East
and West, working for the democratic
reintegration of Europe. hCa works
in a scope of states signers of the
Final Act of the Conference on Security
and Co-operation in Europe (Helsinki
1975). Major objective of hCa activity
is to articulate and promote views,
interests and political vision of
the civic society in Helsinki region
about a reintegration of Europe and
problems that Europe is facing with.
Talks about a reintegration and problems
in Europe cannot be discussed only
at the level of state governments:
a society needs to be involved as
well. hCa wants to widen public debate
about Europe beyond the level of political
elites.
International
Secretariat has been established in
Prague (Czech Republic), whilst in
Hague operates the Western International
Office. Local branches of hCa have
been established in all states of
the Helsinki region.
hCa
strives to create effective guarantees
for a freedom, democracy and respect
of human rights in Europe, including
a protection of all kinds of civic
initiatives, with a special attention
paid to regions in conflict. hCa especially
supports courageous people who are
struggling to preserve of civic principles
alive in circumstances of war, chaos
and oppression. hCa opened offices
in Sarajevo, Tuzla and Banja Luka
(Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Tibilsy
(Gruzia, Transkokezi). There are planned
offices in Pristina (Kosovo) and Turkey.
hCa
Office in Tuzla
The
office in Tuzla was officially opened
8 April 1995. Since then hCa is actively
involved in a promotion, strengthening
and connecting of the civic initiatives
in Tuzla and BiH. hCa Office in Tuzla
closely co-operates with Forum of
Tuzla Citizens and many others local
organizations.
One
of major events that was organized
in BiH by hCa was the General Assembly,
held in Tuzla in October 1995, organized
in a co-operation with Forum of Tuzla
Citizens. hCa holds general assemblies
every year and a half. This is an
international gathering of 1000 activists
from Europe, North America and further
on. Large number of workshops and
plenary sessions provide the forum
for a discussion to be led about policies
of hCa, evaluation of hCa activities,
developing of new projects. Workshops
topics include also humanitarian interventions,
women rights issues, citizenship laws,
civic economy, peaceful resolving
of conflicts, inter-religious dialogue,
mass media role in conflicts…
hCa,
in a co-operation with Forum of Tuzla
Citizens, held the 4th General Assembly
in Tuzla, BiH, from 19 to 22 October
1995. Even though there was still
the war going on in BiH, people from
entire Europe and North America arrived
in Tuzla and attended this Assembly.
These participants were presenting
international organizations, state
Governments, municipalities and of
course, all sorts of civic initiatives.
In addition to discussions about the
regular hCa issues, we have focused
also on a role, which the International
Community and civic initiatives (from
BiH and abroad) might play in resolving
of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Major
tasks of hCa
office in Tuzla are:
1.
Strengthening and connecting of civic
initiatives in towns throughout BiH
and abroad. hCa Office in Tuzla made
so far contacts with many civic initiatives
in BiH. hCa Tuzla aims to support
and promote their activities, provide
contacts with other partners, assistance
in their organization, etc.
2. Issuance of regular reports and
publications regarding perspectives
of the civic society, work of many
local peace groups, whose main occupations
are human rights, democracy, independent
mass media, culture, education, etc.
As well an issuance of the reports
related to political, social and military
situation in Tuzla and other places.
These reports are sent to our liaison
partners, civic initiatives, Governments,
European institutions.
3. Activity on organizing of contacts
and promotion of projects in Tuzla.
hCa Tuzla functions as a contact office
for various organizations and persons
(correspondents, NGO’s, municipalities,
schools, hCa offices, politicians)
in Tuzla and abroad. Practically this
means identifying of concrete projects
in Tuzla which seek for a partner
abroad and assistance to the partners
from abroad, providing them with needed
information, assisting them in communications
with local organizations, organizing
of delegations for Tuzla… hCa Tuzla
also provides a technical assistance
to the local organizations by enabling
them the usage of a fax machine, computer
or international telephone line in
hCa Office.
4. Active promotion of international
co-operation in reconstruction projects
in Tuzla. For example hCa Tuzla was
an active participant in founding
of “Dutch Cities for Tuzla”. This
organization was founded by the joint
efforts of local initiatives, NGO’s,
local authorities in Tuzla and government
in Holland. By carrying out of nine
integral projects “Dutch Cities for
Tuzla” aims to work on economy, social
and cultural reconstruction and welfare
of Tuzla and their citizens.
Director
:
Miralem Tursinoviæ
Address:
Had¾i Bakirbega Tuzliæa 1
75 000 Tuzla
Tel/fax: ++ 387 35 258 077
E-Mail: orctuzla@bih.net.ba,
hcatuzla@bih.net.ba
Web: www.omladina-bih.net
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