The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office has called for calm ahead of a protest in Belgrade announced for tomorrow and appealed to the Serbian authorities to allow the protest to take place without undue interference.
"Amid rising tensions in Serbia and ahead of tomorrow's mass student-led protest in Belgrade, we call for calm and for the demonstrations to be peaceful. We appeal to the authorities to allow the protests to take place without undue interference," said Jeremy Lawrence, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva.
The UN Human Rights Office reminds Serbia that, in accordance with international law, it has an obligation to protect human rights and respect the full exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
"We also call for the protection of human rights defenders, journalists and members of civil society, and remind the authorities that they must be allowed to carry out their work freely and safely," the statement added.
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