Luka Glušac. “Strengthening Ombudspersons in Central and Eastern Europe.” German Marshall Fund of the United States, no. 7 (2020): 1-20.
The Serbian Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) published in 2019 a comprehensive report analyzing the work of the country’s ombudsperson. The YUCOM formally submitted this report to the GANHRI, given that the ombudsperson was scheduled to be reviewed in the spring of 2020. The YUCOM heavily criticized the ombudsperson and stated it did not comply with the Paris Principles in the two most important areas, independence and competence. While it remains to be seen what effect this criticism will ultimately have on Serbia’s re-accreditation, using this mechanism to inform the international human rights community of the ombudsperson’s alleged underperformance certainly presents a valuable tool.