The Office for Kosovo and Metohia and European Union Delegation to Serbia continue to provide free legal aid through implementation of the project “Promotion and the protection of property rights of internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees upon readmission agreements”.
The special significance of this EU project is in the representation of internally displaced persons before the courts in Kosovo and Metohia, thus one of the most vulnerable categories of population in the Republic of Serbia will be able to recover its illegally confiscated, damaged or destroyed property, was emphasized at Conference held in the Palace of Serbia.
The Government of Serbia and the EU are committed to the Project because internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and returnees under readmission agreement are vulnerable groups who need information, and support and, where appropriate, representations by qualified advocates. In this way, the clients can find durable solutions to the unique problems they face because of their displacement from their place of origin. The Project will provide necessary legal aid to help the clients entitled to assistance. Qualified and experienced senior advocates will lead teams of capable junior lawyers and fully trained and supervised law graduates who will provide this support. Over the next two years, as our junior lawyers and law graduates assist in the resolution of outstanding court cases, they will gain invaluable experience in working and managing a legal office and representing these vulnerable families.
These teams will benefit from a case management system that will integrate client, document, resources and time management databases that will ensure well-managed casework with a greater prospect of effective interventions and just outcomes for the clients, highlighted by representatives of the project at a conference which gather a large number of local and international experts professionally interested in this area, representatives of EUD and relevant institutions and persons who are in direct contact with potential beneficiaries of the project.
Any IDP or Refugee or Returnee interested in seeking support or information from the Project to realize their rights in Serbia or their place origin should contact the Project on freephone 0800 108 208.