PCRC Education

✌️ @PCRCBiH's peace education programs ✌️ ◦ Amplifying 🇧🇦🇲🇪🇷🇸🇲🇰🇽🇰🇭🇷 voices ◦ Tackling taboos

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15 Years of Peace Education

Through programs like the Ordinary Heroes, the Peace Festival, Mir Magazine, and the State of Peace Academy, we work to build sustainable peace by promoting the values of justice, understanding, and reconciliation.

🔗 https://t.co/MdqaTXdZq8 #pcrcbih

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Peace in practice 🕊️ Our new newsletter covers the State of Peace Youth Academy, our new program with the McCain Institute and Ukrainian leaders, and our most recent peace publications!
🔗Read it here: https://t.co/NmzFY3YeSS
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Mir u praksi 🕊️ Naš novi bilten donosi osvrt na Omladinsku akademiju ,,Stanje mira'', novi program sa McCain Institutom za ukrajinske lidere i naše najnovije mirovne tekstove!
🔗Pročitajte ovdje: https://t.co/NmzFY3YeSS
#pcrcbih

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Prošle sedmice, na poziv bivše predsjednice Kosova 🇽🇰 Atifete Jahjage (@atifetejahjaga), učestvovali smo na međunarodnoj konferenciji „Partnerstvo za promjene: Žene transformišu sisteme – Unapređenje Prištinskih principa 2026–2035.“

Naša predsjednica, Velma Šarić (@VelmaSaric), govorila je na panelu posvećenom reparativnoj pravdi, seksualnom nasilju tokom rata (CRSV) i odgovornosti. Istakla je da se istinska pravda mora mjeriti onim što se dešava u životu preživjele osobe, a ne samo u sudnici, jer sjećanje održava istinu živom u javnom životu dugo nakon što se sudnica isprazni.

Dokumentovanje glasova preživjelih ključno je za ovaj rad. Neki od naših projekata koji se bave dokumentovanjem svjedočanstava preživjelih žrtava seksualnog nasilja i genocida nalaze se ispod!
📌 https://t.co/w2Jyjqoq0E
📌 https://t.co/IEKB287uHg
📌 https://t.co/GpHBnXMJP9

Zahvalni smo Fondaciji Jahjaga @JahjagaFdn na gostoprimstvu, kao i svim ženama liderkama i partnerima koji rade na unapređenju Prištinskih principa.

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Last week, at the invitation of former President of Kosovo 🇽🇰 @atifetejahjaga, #pcrcbih joined the international conference "Partnership for Change: Women Transforming Systems – Advancing the Prishtina Principles 2026–2035."

Our President, @VelmaSaric, spoke on the panel on reparative justice, conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), and accountability. She stressed that meaningful justice must be measured by what happens in a survivor's life, not only in the courtroom, because memory keeps the truth alive in public life long after the courtroom empties.

Documenting survivors' voices is central to this work. Some of our projects on documenting CRSV and genocide survivors testimonies include:
📌 https://t.co/StS8mwqlTy
📌 https://t.co/wd5iH5Xh56
📌 https://t.co/GpHBnXMJP9

We are grateful to the @JahjagaFdn for hosting us, and to all the women leaders and partners working to advance the Prishtina Principles.

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Today is the International Day of Non-Violence, and the final day of the 12 Days of Activism for Peace.

More than thirty years on, survivors of wartime sexual violence still receive uneven recognition and support depending on where they live. Many are now in their sixties, seventies and eighties, and time is running out. A permanent, survivor-led memorial, the first in Bosnia, would say to every survivor: this happened, and Bosnia remembers you all, equally.

In a new op-ed, Rebecca Hawkins and Velma Šarić make the case that it is time Bosnia built that place.

Read it here: https://t.co/cOOwvpNqkC

#NonViolenceDay #12DaysOfActivism #Bosnia #PCRCBiH

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Mladi se često zovu budućnošću društva. Ali jesu li i dio njegove sadašnjosti?🗳️

Uoči izbora 4. oktobra pitamo: da li mladi na kandidatskim listama učestvuju u kreiranju politika ili su samo dio predizborne kampanje?

Pročitajte više👇
https://t.co/yUPiwl3mu6
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Young people are often called the future of society. But are they also part of its present?🗳️

Ahead of the October 4 elections, we ask: do young candidates on the ballot help shape policy, or are they just part of the campaign picture?

Read more 👇
https://t.co/lgWEX9RYJC

✍️Rabija Numanović
#BalkanDiskurs #BDYouth #izboriuBiH #Elections2026

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

📰 Novo na našem blogu!

Naši najnoviji tekstovi prate kako se mladi ljudi angažuju u oblastima sjećanja, pravde i građanskog života u regionu. Jedna autorica piše o tome šta ju je kao mladu Meksikanku dovelo u Bosnu i Hercegovinu. A u Albaniji nova generacija izlazi na ulice kroz ružičastu revoluciju.

Pročitajte više 👉 https://t.co/hWndk9iMB4
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📰 New on our blog!

Our latest posts trace how young people engage with memory, justice, and civic life across the region. One writer reflects on what drew her - a young Mexican woman - into Bosnia and Herzegovina. And in Albania, a new generation is taking to the streets - meet the #FlamingoRevolution 🦩.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/NEQfZ7Mggb
#PCRCBiH #YouthVoices #Balkans

[Balkan Diskurs @BalkanDiskurs]

Na lokalnim izborima 2024. mladi su činili 21,39% kandidata, a 15,84% biračkog tijela.

Rabija Numanović razgovarala je s kandidatima i političkim akterima o tome ko mladima treba otvoriti prostor.

Cijeli tekst: https://t.co/cwRkinmkMe #BDYouth

[Balkan Diskurs @BalkanDiskurs]

At the 2024 local elections, young people made up 21.39% of candidates but 15.84% of the electorate.

Rabija Numanović spoke with candidates and political figures about who should open up space for young people.

Full article: https://t.co/6HWdrnl8d9 #BDyouth #izboriBiH

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Ove sedmice smo poželjeli dobrodošlicu našim pripravnicima za jesen 2026.!

Donoseći sa sobom iskustva i perspektive iz BiH, Irske, Španije, Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva i SAD-a, oni će narednih devet sedmica učiti o istoriji i kontekstu Bosne i Hercegovine, našem radu, te oblastima kao što su tranzicijska pravda, prevencija genocida i ljudska prava.
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This week, we welcomed our 2026 Fall Interns and Fellow!

Bringing with them their experiences and perspectives from BiH, Ireland, Spain, UK, and USA, they will spend the next 9 weeks learning more about Bosnia and Herzegovina's history and context, our work, and fields such as transitional justice, genocide prevention, human rights, and more.

#pcrcbih #pcrclove

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Mir nije samo vrijednost, nego i preduslov. 🕊️

Na Međunarodni dan mira podsjećamo da su dobrosusjedski odnosi, pomirenje i regionalna saradnja ključni dio evropskog puta Bosne i Hercegovine. Proces pristupanja Evropskoj uniji nije samo pitanje reformi i zakona, nego i pitanje odnosa: između ljudi, zajednica i država u regionu.

Upravo zato mladi imaju posebnu ulogu. Ovog ljeta, na Omladinskoj akademiji „Stanje mira" koju organizujemo u saradnji sa @eubih, mladi iz regiona četvrtu godinu zaredom proveli su dvije sedmice putujući kroz 7 lokalnih zajednica u BiH, razgovarajući i učeći o dijalogu i međusobnom razumijevanju. Takvi susreti grade povjerenje na kojem počiva i evropska budućnost naše zemlje.

U videu ispod su i njihove mirovne poruke za mlade 💙
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Peace is not only a value, but a prerequisite. 🕊️

On International Peace Day, we are reminded that good neighbourly relations, reconciliation and regional cooperation are a key part of Bosnia and Herzegovina's European path. The EU accession process is not only about reforms and laws, but also about relationships: between people, communities and countries in the region.

That is precisely why young people have a special role. This summer, at the "State of Peace" Youth Academy, which we organise in cooperation with #EUBiH, young people from the region spent two weeks for the fourth year in a row travelling through 7 local communities in BiH, talking and learning about dialogue and mutual understanding. Encounters like these build the trust on which our country's European future rests.

In the video below, you can also hear their messages of peace for their peers. 💙

#DanMira #StanjeMira #PCRCBiH

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

🚨 Deset godina. Nijedna marka.

Samo u 2025. godini Institucija Ombudsmena BiH zaprimila je 404 žalbe vezane za prava djece u razvodima - rast od 35% u odnosu na godinu ranije. Zakon formalno štiti djecu jer je izbjegavanje izdržavanja krivično djelo. Ali u praksi, izvršenje presuda sporo je, a teret najčešće nosi roditelj koji brine o djetetu, ne onaj koji bježi od obaveze.

Pročitajte cijelu priču 👇
https://t.co/duV57RH1yk
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🚨 Ten years. Not a single BAM.

In 2025 alone, the Human Rights Ombudsman Institution of BiH received 404 complaints related to children's rights in divorce cases — a 35% increase compared to the previous year. The law formally protects children, as avoiding child support payments is a criminal offense. But in practice, enforcement of court rulings is slow, and the burden falls most often on the parent who cares for the child, not the one avoiding their obligation.

Read the full story 👇
https://t.co/sKsHIPI0jp

#BalkanDiskurs #BDyouth

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

15 Years of #PCRCBiH - Creative Multimedia: Art & Photography

Creative multimedia has always been part of how PCRC works toward peacebuilding, including through Art and Photography that combine historical dialogue and memory, intercultural cooperation, and storytelling.

Through this work, we aim to start dialogue, shed light on underrepresented voices, and inspire intercultural understanding and hope. By exploring the war and its aftermath through creative forms, we offer a different, inventive angle - one with the power to help tear down the walls of the past.

Take a look at some interesting statistics and brief explanations of selected projects!

Learn more: https://t.co/eirKXKxN9B

#Sretnih15 #PCRClove

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

15 godina #PCRCBiH - Multimedijalno stvaralaštvo: Umjetnost i fotografija

Kreativni multimediji oduvijek su dio načina na koji radimo na izgradnji mira, uključujući umjetnost i fotografiju koje spajaju istorijski dijalog i sjećanje, interkulturalnu saradnju i pripovijedanje.

Kroz ovaj rad težimo pokretanju dijaloga, osvjetljavanju nedovoljno zastupljenih glasova te podsticanju interkulturalnog razumijevanja i nade. Istražujući rat i njegove posljedice kroz kreativne forme, nudimo drugačiji, inovativan pristup - onaj koji ima moć da pomogne u rušenju zidova prošlosti.

Ispod su zanimljive statistike i kratka objašnjenja odabranih projekata!

Saznajte više: https://t.co/sFOeFd1ekP

#Sretnih15 #PCRClove

[Balkan Diskurs @BalkanDiskurs]

Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, a placeholder memorial was unveiled in The Hague in July 2025. This year a 31st stone was added, one for each year since.

🔗More in our new piece: https://t.co/bquX7M50r1

#BalkanDiskurs #bdyouth #pcrcbih 🇳🇱🇧🇦

[Balkan Diskurs @BalkanDiskurs]

Trideset godina nakon genocida u Srebrenici, u julu 2025. u Hagu je otkriven privremeni spomenik žrtvama. Ove godine postavljen je 31. kamen, po jedan za svaku godinu.

🔗Više u našem tekstu: https://t.co/xDUMb5DVKi

#BalkanDiskurs #bdyouth #pcrcbih 🇳🇱 🇧🇦

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

Spomen-ploče, murali i grafiti u 🇧🇦 često nisu umjetnost ni sjećanje, nego nastavak borbe za interpretaciju rata i identiteta.

Stručnjaci upozoravaju: ovakve prakse ne teže dijalogu, već potvrđivanju postojećih uvjerenja i etničkih podjela, dok istovremeno duboko traumatiziraju porodice žrtava.

📖Pročitajte cijelu analizu na https://t.co/S3UcpqF7Oj.

#PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs

[Balkan Diskurs @BalkanDiskurs]

Memorial plaques, murals & graffiti in 🇧🇦 often aren't art or remembrance - they're a continuation of the battle over war and identity narratives.

Experts warn: these practices reinforce divisions, not dialogue, while retraumatizing victims' families.

🔗https://t.co/WAcAwQiTM5.

[Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) @PCRCBiH]

15 Years of PCRC - 15 Years of Peace Education
Peace education has always been one of PCRC's central pillars. From the beginning, our target group has been the youth of the region - because young people are the leading force of progress and positive change.

Through programs like the Ordinary Heroes, the Peace Festival, Mir Magazine, and the State of Peace Academy, we work to build sustainable peace by promoting the values of justice, cross-cultural understanding, and reconciliation.

Over the years, these programs have reached thousands of young people across Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region - take a look at some of the projects and most important numbers in the next slides!

Learn more: https://t.co/LPkT8WgFbR
#Sretnih15 #PCRClove

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15 godina #PCRCBiH - 15 godina mirovnog obrazovanja

Mirovno obrazovanje oduvijek je jedan od centralnih stubova našeg rada. Od samog početka, naša ciljna grupa su mladi ljudi regiona jer vjerujemo da su oni mladi snaga napretka i pozitivnih promjena.

Kroz programe poput Običnih heroja, Festivala mira, Mir magazina i Omladinske akademije #stanjemira, radimo na izgradnji održivog mira promovišući vrijednosti pravde, međukulturalnog razumijevanja i pomirenja.

Tokom godina, ovi programi dosegli su hiljade mladih ljudi širom Zapadnog balkana - pogledajte neke od projekata i najvažnije brojke u narednim slajdovima!

Saznajte više: https://t.co/7meQki4VoZ #Sretnih15 #PCRClove