Initiative for RECOM

The Initiative for RECOM (Albanian: Nisma për KOMRA; Bosnian/ Croatian: Inicijativa za REKOM; English: Initiative for RECOM; Macedonian/ Serbian: Иницијатива за РЕКОМ; Slovenian: Pobuda za REKOM), full name Initiative for the establishment of a Regional Commission tasked with establishing the facts about all victims of war crimes and other serious human rights violations committed on the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the period from January 1, 1991, to December 31, 2001, was an initiative to establish a regional commission for truth by agreement between the states of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Initiative for RECOM
FormationMay 2006 (2006-05)
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
Region served
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
North Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia
Kosovo
ServicesTransitional justice
Membership
2,200 non-governmental organizations[1]
Coordinator
Nataša Kandić
Websitewww.recom.link

The Initiative for RECOM is represented in public through the RECOM Reconciliation Network (until 2019, Coalition for RECOM),[2] which is the largest network of non-governmental organizations (more than 2,200 members) in the countries of the former SFR Yugoslavia. In 2019, RECOM Reconciliation Network gave up further insistence on the successor states of the SFRY to establish an intergovernmental commission.[3] On that occasion, it took care and responsibility to make a list of victims of the wars caused by the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia. The coordinator of the RECOM Reconciliation Network is Nataša Kandić.[4]

Organization
Nataša Kandić, coordinator of the RECOM Reconciliation Network
Vesna Teršelič, member of the Regional Council of the RECOM Reconciliation Network for Croatia
Edvin Kanka Ćudić, member of the Regional Council of the RECOM Reconciliation Network for Bosnia and Herzegovina[5]

The highest legal act of the RECOM Reconciliation Network is the Statute.[6] The RECOM Reconciliation Network is managed by the Assembly of Network Members. The members of the Assembly elect the members of the Regional Council.

The initiators, the Humanitarian Law Center from Belgrade, Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past from Zagreb and Research and Documentation Center from Sarajevo, established the Coordination Council on May 9, 2008 in Podgorica. The first task of the Council was to form the Coalition for RECOM and to transfer the management of the consultative process to it. The Council was tasked with overseeing the implementation of the decisions of the Assembly of the Coalition for RECOM. The Coordinating Council ceased to exist with the establishment of the Regional Council. At the 7th session of the Assembly of the Coalition for RECOM held in Belgrade in 2014, at the suggestion of councilors, the Regional Council was formed, which today provides technical and professional support, and consists of civil society organizations participating in RECOM. Each state has one representative in the Regional Council, and the Council is also responsible for implementing the conclusions of the Assembly of the Coalition for RECOM. The Regional Council is headed by the Coordinator of the Coalition for RECOM.[7] In 2019, the Coalition for RECOM was reconstructed, and on that occasion the name was changed to RECOM Reconciliation Network.

Compositions of the Regional Council

The Regional Council is the highest governing body in the RECOM Reconciliation Network between the two Assemblies. It consists of seven representatives of civil society organizations from the states that emerged from the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia. Its composition, election of members, manner of decision-making and competencies are regulated by the Statute. He is accountable to the Assembly of RECOM for his work. Members of the Regional Council present the RECOM Reconciliation Network in the public opinion.

Regional Council 2014 – 2018
State Name and surname Organization Term of office Started Finished
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDženana Karup DruškoTPOS BiHmember20142019
MontenegroDaliborka UljarevićCGOmember20142018
CroatiaVesna TeršeličDocumentamember20142018
KosovoBekim BlakajFHP Kosovomember20142018
North MacedoniaMile AleksoskiCRPMmember20142018
SrbijaNataša KandićFHPcoordinator20142018
SloveniaSvetlana SlapšakSKC Danilo Kišmember20142018
Regional Council 2018–present
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdvin Kanka ĆudićUDIKmember2019present
MontenegroDaliborka UljarevićCGOmember2018present
CroatiaVesna TeršeličDocumentamember2018present
KosovoBekim BlakajFHP Kosovomember2018present
North MacedoniaMile AleksoskiCRPMmember2018present
SerbiaNataša KandićFHPcoordinator2018.present
SloveniaSvetlana SlapšakSKC Danilo Kišmember2018present

Composition of the Team of Public advocates
Žarko Puhovski, the public advocate of RECOM in Croatia[8]
Dino Mustafić, the public advocate of RECOM in Bosnia and Herzegovina[9]
Zdravko Grebo, was the public advocate of RECOM in Bosnia and Herzegovina[10]

Public advocates are responsible for political advocacy. Through their public and active engagement in society and with politicians in their countries, they advocate and initiate support for the establishment of RECOM.[11]

Team of Public advocates 2011–present
State Name and surname Profession Started Finished
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDino Mustafićdirector2011present
Bosnia and HerzegovinaZdravko Grebojurist20112019
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDženana Karup Druškojournalist20122019
MontenegroDuško Vukovićjournalist2011present
CroatiaŽarko Puhovskiphilosopher2011present
KosovoAdriatik Kelmendijournalist2011present
North MacedoniaŽidas Daskalovskipolitical scientist2011present
SerbiaNataša Kandićactivist for human rights2011present
SerbiaDinko Gruhonjićjournalist2011present
SloveniaIgor Mekinajournalist2011present

Regional forums and Assemblies
10th Regional forum of transitional justice in post-Yugoslav countries, Belgrade, 2014

Regional transitional justice forums in the post-Yugoslav countries deal with challenges, problems and aspects important for transitional justice in the post-conflict societies of the Western Balkans. Several hundred activists from the region attend each forum. As part of the forum, the Assembly of the RECOM Reconciliation Network also meets regularly.

Regional forums of transitional justice in post-Yugoslav countries and Assemblies of the Coalition for RECOM
State City Forum Assembly Date
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo1st regional forum-5-6 May 2006
CroatiaZagreb2nd Regional forum-8-9. February 2007
SerbiaBelgrade3rd Regional forum-11-12 February 2008
KosovoPristina4th Regional forum1st Assembly28-29 October 2008
MontenegroBudva5th Regional forum2nd Assembly29-30 May 2009
SerbiaNovi Sad6th Regional forum3rd Assembly20-21 March 2010
CroatiaZagreb7th Regional forum4th Assembly16-17 October 2010
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo8th regional forum5th Assembly27 June 2011
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIstočno Sarajevo9th Regional forum6th Assembly17-18 May 2013
SerbiaBelgrade10th regional forum7th Assembly14-16 November 2014
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo11th regional forum8th Assembly29-30 January 2018
Regional forums of transitional justice in post-Yugoslav countries and Assemblies of the RECOM Reconciliation Network
CroatiaZagreb12th regional forum9th Assembly15-16. December 2019
SerbiaOnline113th Regional forum-21-22 December 2020
SerbiaBelgrade14th Regional forum-17-18 December 2021
CroatiaZagreb15th Regional forum-12-14 December 2022
1The Regional forum was held via video conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
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  9. "Živa istina – Dino Mustafić". recom.link. 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  10. "Preminuo Zdravko Grebo". recom.link. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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