Praxis' legal mobile teams visited the following:

 December

• 16 December - Collective Centre "Karadjordjev dom", Raca
• 14 December - Roma settlement "Sokolovo", Lazarevac
• 14 December - Roma settlement "Fekovica Brdo", Sjenica
•   9 December - Roma Coordinator's Office, Novi Sad
•   7 December - Roma settlement "Medosevac", Lazarevac
•   2 December - Roma settlement "Utrija", Becej

November

• 25 November - Collective Centre "ORA Sartid", Smederevo
• 12 November - Collective Centre "Salvatore", Bujanovac
• 11 November - Private accommodation, Svilajnac
• 11 November - Roma settlement "Begej", Novi Becej
•   9 November - Collective Centre "OS Vitko i Sveta", Gadzin Han
•   4 November - Roma settlement "Juzna obilaznica", Kragujevac

October

• 28 October - Municipality of Pancevo
• 26 October - Roma settlement "Vozegrnci", Novi Pazar
• 21 October - Unrecognized Collective Centre, Rakovica, Belgrade
• 20 October - Roma settlement "Deponija", Pancevo
• 19 October - Roma settlement "Rit", Pancevo
• 12 October - Roma settlement "Recica", Zitoradja
•   7 October - Collective Centre "Stara ciglana", Vlasotince
•   5 October - Roma settlements "Samarinovac" and "Pejkovac", Zitoradja

September

• 30 September - Collective Centre "Psihijatrija Avala", Vozdovac, Belgrade
• 28 September - Collective Centre "Barake Pomoravlje", Zvezdara, Belgrade
• 21 September - Private accommodation Medvedja
• 15 September - Roma settlement "Cukarica OMV", Cukarica, Belgrade
•   7 September - Collective Centre "Hotel Es i Remizijana", Bela Palanka

August

• 26 August - Roma settlements "Cukarica suma" and "Makis", Cukarica, Belgrade
• 24 August - Roma Humanitarian Centre, Obrenovac
• 24 August - Collective Centre "DP PKB Bresnica", Kragujevac
• 23 August - Roma settlement "Marija Bursac", Zemun
• 19 August - Roma settlement "Kolonija", Smederevska Palanka
• 17 August - Collective Centre "Motel Atina", Leskovac
• 12 August - Roma settlement "Vrtlarska 2", Surcin
• 10 August - Collective Centre “7. Juli”, Zemun      
• 10 August - Collective Centre "DO Trmbas", Kragujevac
•   6 August - Roma settlement "Karadjordjevo", Smederevska Palanka
•   5 August - Collective Centre "Cardak", Kovin

 July

• 20 July - Roma settlement "Banglades", Surcin
• 20 July - Municipality of Valjevo
• 15 July - Roma settlement "Fekovica Brdo", Sjenica
• 13 July - Roma settlement "Becmen", Surcin
• 13 July - Roma settlement "Juzna Obilaznica", Kragujevac
•   8 July - Roma settlement "Vrtlarska", Surcin
•   7 July - Branicevo County Roma Association, Pozarevac
•   6 July - Roma settlement "Marija Bursac", Zemun
•   6 July - Municipality of Cacak
•   2 July - Roma settlement "Batajnica", Zemun

 
June

• 29 June - Roma settlement "Zemun polje", Zemun
• 22 June - Collective Centres "OS Prvi maj Vrtogos", "Dom ucenika" and "Mostanica", Vranje
• 15 June - Collective Centres "Rasadnici" and "P. Devedzic", Vranje
• 14 June - Roma settlement "Grmec", Zemun

 May

• 27 May - Roma settlement "Belvil", Novi Beograd
• 26 May - Roma settlement "Veliki Rit", Novi Sad
• 20 May - Collective Centre "Kolare", Jagodina
• 13 May - Collective Centre "Salvatore", Bujanovac
• 12 May - Roma settlement "Reva", Palilula
• 10 May - Roma settlement "Mali Leskovac", Palilula

 April

• 30 April - Collective Centre "Zlatibor standard", Uzice
• 20 April - Collective Centre "ORA Sartid", Smederevo
• 20 April - Roma settlements, Leskovac
• 15 April - Collective Centre "Karadjordjev dom", Raca
• 13 April - Collective Centre "Hotel Krajina", Negotin
• 12 April - Collective Centre "Motel Atina", Leskovac
•   8 April - Collective Centre "Mostogradnja", Doljevac

 March

• 25 March - Roma settlement "Belvil", Novi Beograd
• 23 March - Collective Centre "Varna", Sabac
• 18 March - Roma settlement "Vinca", Grocka
• 17 March - Primary School "Vuk Karadzic", Bor

 February

• 23 February - Collective Centre "Vile DP Romulijana", Zajecar
• 16 February - Collective Centre "PIM Standard", Krnjaca
• 16 February - Roma settlement "Fekovica brdo", Sjenica
• 11 February - Private accommodation and Roma settlement, Stari Kostolac
• 11 February - Collective Centre "Izvor", Svrljig
• 11 February - Collective Centre "Hotel Svrljig", Svrljig

January

• 26 January - Roma settlement "Dudara", Zrenjanin
• 25 January - Roma settlement "Deponija", Grocka
• 21 January - Roma settlement "Stocni trg", Nis
• 19 January - Collective Centre "Barake Ratko Mitrovic", Pozega
• 14 January - Roma settlement "Vozegrnci", Novi Pazar

Praxis' legal mobile team visited the following:

December

• 13 December - Roma settllements "Ulica Toze Markovica", "Ulica Maksima Gorkog", "Starcevo" and "Omoljica", Pancevo
• 13 December - Roma settlements "Dankovo" and "Majora Gavrilovic", Paracin
•   8 December - Roma settlements "Jug Bogdanovic" and "Zlokica", Merosina
•   7 December - Roma settlements "Jasenica" and "Drenovac", Zitoradja
•   7 December - Roma settlement "Dudara", Zrenjanin
•   6 December - Roma settlement "Vinca", Grocka
•   5 December - Roma settlements "17. februar" and "Gornji Brestovac", Bojnik
•   1 December - Roma settlements "Block 72" and "Block 45", Novi Beograd

November

• 30 November - Roma settlements “Samarinovac” and “Pejkovac”, Zitoradja
• 29 November - Roma settlements “Puskinova ulica” and “Gornji Prisjan”, Vlasotince
• 25 November - Roma settlements “Banja” and “Darosava”, Arandjelovac
• 17 November - Roma settlements, Becej
• 17 November - Roma settlement "Gornja Ljubota", Bosilegrad
• 15 November - Roma settlements "Centar" and "Bresje", Velika Plana
• 10 November - Roma settlements "Plekano selo" and "Boronj", Zabalj
• 10 November - Roma settlement "Lalos", Bosilegrad
•   4 November - Roma settlements "Novo selo" and "Tekejsko brdo", Paracin
•   2 November - Roma settlement "Matina Livada", Trgoviste

October

• 31 October - Roma settlement "Vodeniciste", Trgoviste
• 28 October - Roma settlements "Ulica Pionirska" and "Ulica Sutjeska", Kostolac
• 27 October - Roma settlement "Lipovacka suma", Cukarica, Belgrade
• 26 October - Roma settlements "Sopic" and "Veliki Crljeni", Lazarevac
• 25 October - Roma settlements "Carina" and "Solunska ulica", Prokuplje
• 24 October - Roma settlements "Vidinska dolina" and "Orljak", Vladicin Han
• 19 October - Roma settlements "Donja Mahala" and "Masurica", Surdulica
• 18 October - Roma settlements "Jelasnica" and "Zaguzanje", Surdulica
• 10 October - Roma settlements "Brana" and "Vezirovac", Cuprija

September

• 30 September - Collective Centre "GP Zlatibor Standard", Uzice
• 23 September - Roma settlement "Ulica mosta", Mali Idjos
• 23 September - Roma settlement "Donji Asambir", Vranje
• 22 September - Roma settlements "Bijeg" and "Balajnac", Merosina
• 22 September - Roma settlements "Banglades" and "Mali Beograd", Novi Sad
• 21 September - Roma settlement "Pavlovac", Vranje
• 20 September - Roma settlements "Glogovica" and "Aleksinacki rudnici 2", Aleksinac
• 20 September - Roma settlements "Ulica Ljeska" and "Stara skola", Belgrade
• 15 September - Roma settlements Obrenovac
• 15 September - Collective Centre "DO Trmbas", Kragujevac
• 14 September - Roma settlement "Dolovo", Pancevo
• 14 September - Roma settlements "Bogovina" and "Gaj", Boljevac
• 14 September - Roma settlement "Crkvice", Bojnik
• 13 September - Roma settlements "Podliv" and "Izvorski put", Zajecar
•   7 September - Roma settlements "Nova mala" and "Berilovac", Pirot

August

• 31 August - Roma settlement "Vozegrnci", Novi Pazar
• 31 August - Roma settlement "Mali krivak", Smederevo
• 29 August - Roma settlement "Apatin", Apatin
• 25 August - Roma settlements "Sat Mala" and "Prolomska ulica", Leskovac
• 24 August - Roma settlements, Vranje
• 23 August - Roma settlements "Lazarica"and "Citluk", Krusevac
• 23 August - Roma settlements "Backi Monostor", "Bezdan" and "Kolut", Sombor
• 18 August - Roma settlement "Rajince", Presevo
• 18 August - Collective Centre "Karatas", Kladovo
• 17/18 August - Roma settlements "Zorka", "Pescara" and "Mali Bajmok", Subotica
• 17 August - Roma settlements "Bratujevacka" and "Dunavska ulica", Negotin
• 16 August - Roma settlements "Mala pruga 1" and "Malapruga 2", Zemun
• 16 August - Roma settlement "Miroslav Nojkovic Cale", Bujanovac
• 11 August - Roma settlements "Radomir Radovanovic" and "Barlovo", Kursumljija
•   5 August - Roma settlements "Juzna obilaznica" and "Susica", Kragujevac
• 4/5 August - Roma settlement "Cukaricka suma", Cukarica, Belgrade
•   4 August - Roma settlements "Manastiriste" and "Dejan", Vlasotince

July

• 28 July - Roma settlements, Smederevska Palanka
• 26 July - Roma settlements, Palilula, Belgrade
• 21 July - Roma settlements "Mali rit", "Balata" and "Radnicka ulica", Vrsac
• 20 July - Roma settlements "D. Radosavljevic" and "Minicevo", Knjazevac
• 19 July - Roma settlements, Zrenjanin
• 14 July - Roma settlements, Subotica
• 13 July - Roma settlements "Stadionska ulica" and "Grdicka kosa", Kraljevo
• 12 July - Roma settlements "Sljivik" and "Kolonije", Beocin
• 12 July - Roma settlements "Moravska ulica" and "Burdus mala", Svilajnac
•   7 July - Roma settlements "Tesica", "Locika" and "Donji Ljubes", Aleksinac
•   7 July - Roma settlements "Mali Leskovac" and "Deponija", Palilula
•   7 July - Collective Centre "Hotel Ineks Krajina", Negotin
•   6 July - Roma settlements "Popovce" and "Cenovac", Lebane
•   5 July - Collective Centre "DP za promet i usluge PKB Bresnica", Kragujevac

 June

• 30 June - Collective Centre "PIM Standard", Palilula, Belgrade
• 24 June - Roma settlements "Mala Guba" and "Cerkez Mahala", Prokuplje
• 23 June - Roma settlement "Adice", Novi Sad
• 22 June - Roma settlements "Sarajevska ulica" and "Blacka ulica", Nis
• 22 June - Roma settlement "Bosnjace", Lebane
• 22 June - Roma settlement "Lapotince", Bojnik
• 21 June - Roma settlements "Vrbak" and "Midzor", Bela Palanka
• 16 June - Roma settlements "Jablanicka ulica" and "Ulica Nikole Tesle", Lebane
• 16 June - Roma settlements "Kestenova ulica" and "Stamparija", Bor
• 15 June - Roma settlements "Podvarce" and "Slavko Zlatanovic", Leskovac
• 14 June - Roma settlements "Levac" and "Zanova", Jagodina
• 14 June - Collective Centre "Kolare", Jagodina
•   9 June - Roma settlement "Deliblato", Kovin
•   7 June - Roma settlements "Mali bedem" and "Stara klanica", Kikinda

May

• 26 May - Collective Centre "Karadjordjev dom", Raca
• 26 May - Roma settlements "Stocni pijac" and "Lisiste", Pozega
• 24 May - Roma settlements "Pukovac" and "Sainovac", Doljevac
• 23 May - Roma settlements "Mekis" and "Malosiste", Doljevac
• 17 May - Roma settlement "Lepenica", Vladicin Han
• 16 May - Roma settlements "Nozrina" and "Aleksinacki rudnici", Aleksinac
• 16 May - Roma settlement "Rupe" and Village Klenak, Ruma
• 13 May - Roma settlement "Tovarisevo", Backa Palanka
• 12 May - Collective Centre "Stara Ciglana", Vlasotince
• 10 May - Roma settlements "Vojka" and "Krnjesevci", Stara pazova
• 10 May - Roma settlements "Palilula" and "Solunska ulica", Aleksinac

April

• 28 April - Collective Centre "ORA Sartid", Smederevo
• 28 April - Roma settlements "Ljubic" and "Atenica", Cacak
• 27 April - Roma settlements "Kucevski Lug" and "Trnavska Reka", Raska
• 27 April - Collective Centres "Barake gradjevinar" and "Barake novi autoput", Grocka
• 23 April - Roma settlement "Burdinci", Vranje
• 21 April - Roma settlements "Orlovsko Naselje" and "Mali Mokri Lug", Zvezdara, Belgrade
• 20 April - Roma settlements "Gnjilanski put" and "Morava 76", Bujanovac
• 19 April - Collective Centres "Salvatore" and "Stara Ciglana", Bujanovac
• 15 April - Roma settlements "Banjska Ulica" and "Miroslav Nojkovic Cale", Bujanovac
• 15 April - Roma settlement "Prekodolce", Vladicin Han
• 14 April - Collective Centres "Motel Kamping" and "Deciji Vrtic", Bujanovac
• 14 April - Roma settlements "Didino naselje" and "Kanal", Kostolac
• 13 April - Roma settlements "Gornji Brestovac", "Magas" and "Slavnik", Bojnik
• 12 April - Roma settlements "Stari Kostolac" and "Stari Kostolac- stara ciglana", Kostolac
•   7 April - Roma settlements "Vozegrnci" and "Cerkez Mala", Novi Pazar 

March

• 30 March - Roma settlement "Veliki rit", Novi Sad
• 25 March - Roma settlements, Vranje
• 25 March - Roma settlement "Cukaricka suma", Cukarica, Belgrade
• 25 March - Roma settlement "Blok 61", Novi Beograd
• 24 March - Roma settlements "Grmec 1" and "Grmec 2", Zemun
• 24 March - Roma settlements, Vranje
• 23 March - Collective Centre "Barake gradjevinar" and "Barake novi autoput", Grocka
• 22 March - Roma settlement "Aerodrom", Novi Beograd
• 18 March - Roma settlements, Nis
• 17 March - Roma settlements "Zemun polje 1" and "Zemun polje 2", Zemun
• 17 March - Roma settlements, Nis
• 16 March - Roma settlements "Radio stanica" and "Antena", Novi Beograd
• 15 March - Collective Centre  "Hotel ES i Remizijana", Bela Palanka
• 15 March - Roma settlement "Karadjordjevo", Mladenovac
• 11 March - Roma settlements, Soko Banja
• 10 March - Roma settlements, Bela Palanka
• 10 March - Roma settlements "Vrtlarska 1" and "Vrtlarska 2", Surcin
•   8 March - Roma settlements "Marija Bursac 1" and "Marija Bursac 2", Zemun
•   7 March - Collective Centre "Vile DP Romulijana", Zajecar

February

• 25 February - Roma Educational Centre, Subotica
• 23 February - Roma settlements "Belvil 1" and "Belvil 2", Novi Beograd
• 22 February - Roma settlements, Kragujevac
• 22 February - Collective Centre "7 juli", Zemun
• 17 February - Roma settlements "Belvil 3" and "Belvil 4", Novi Beograd
• 17 February - Roma settlements, Krusevac
• 16 February - Roma settlements "Reva" and "Reva politika", Palilula, Belgrade
• 10 February - Roma settlements "Blok 61" and "Tosin bunar", Novi Beograd
• 10 February - Collective Centre "Dom ucenika", Vranje
• 10 February - Collective Centre "Rasadnici", Vranje
• 10 February - Collective Centre "O.S. P. Devedzic", Vranje
• 10 February - Collective Centre "O.S. 1. Maj Vrtogos", Vranje
• 10 February - Collective Centre "Mostanica", Vranje
•   8 February - Roma settlements, Kragujevac
•   8 February - Roma settlements "Radio stanica" and "Antena", Novi Beograd
•   4 February - Roma settlements, Kragujevac

January

• 31 January - Roma settlements "Mali rit" and "Ul. Radnicka”, Vrsac
• 25 January - Collective Centre "Barake Ratko Mitrovic", Pozega

Praxis' legal mobile team visited the following:

December

• 7 December – Roma settlements "Ilicevo" and "Palilula", Kragujevac

November

• 27 November – Roma settlement "Ulica Vojvode Milana", Gornji Milanovac
• 23 November – Roma settlement "FekoviCa brdo", Sjenica
• 19 November – Roma settlement "Ruzveltova ulica", Niska Banja
• 16 November – Roma settlement "Mali rit", Vrsac
• 9 November – Roma settlement "Juzna obilaznica", Kragujevac
• 9 November – Roma settlement "Kanal", Kostolac

October

• 25 October – Roma settlement "Vrtlarska 2", Surcin
• 23 October – Roma settlement "Aleksandrovac", Zabari
• 19 October – Roma settlement "Stocni trg", Nis
• 19 October – Roma settlement "Veliki rit", Novi Sad
• 18 October – Roma settlements "Burdinci" and "Pavlovac", Vranje
• 17 October – Roma settlements, Becej and Backo Petrovo selo
• 16 October – Roma settlement "Antena2, Novi Beograd
• 8 October – Roma settlement "Brankovina", Valjevo

September

• 28 September – Roma settlement "Barajevo", Barajevo
• 19 September – Roma settlements "Mali bedem", "Streliste" and "selo Mokrin", Kikinda
• 19 September – Roma settlement "Djuka Dinic", Bojnik
• 18 September – Roma settlement "OMV", Cukarica
• 17 September – Roma settlement "Žitni potok", Prokuplje
• 14 September – Roma settlement "Trmbas", Kragujevac
• 13 September – Roma settlement "Kijevo", Rakovica
• 6 September – Roma settlement "Landfill", Topola

August

• 28 August - Roma settlement "Karadjordjevo brdo", Paracin
• 28 August - Roma settlement "Lipovacka suma", Barajevo
• 27 August - Roma settlement "Resnik", Rakovica
• 22 August - Roma settlement "Crni Marko", Vlasotince
• 21 August - Roma settlement "Ulica Nikole Tesle", Lebane
•   8 August - Roma settlement "Prcilovica", Aleksinac

July

• 26 July - Roma settlement "Dren", Obrenovac
• 24 July - Roma settlement "Orlovsko naselje", Zvezdara, Belgrade
• 19 July - Roma settlement "Lepenica", Vladicin Han
• 18 July - Roma settlements "Gospodjinci" and "Curug", Zabalj
• 10 July - Roma settlement "Ilino", Boljevac
•   5 July - Roma settlement "Blazevo", Novi Pazar

June

• 28 June - Roma settlement "Antena", Ledine, Belgrade
• 26 June - Roma settlement "Kanal", Kostolac
• 20 June - Roma settlement "Grmec", Zemun
• 19 June - Roma settlements "Banjska ulica" and "CC Salvatore", Bujanovac
• 18 June - Roma settlements "Ciganski rit" and "Ulica Petra Lekovica", Vranje
• 12 June - Roma settlement "Vezirovac", Cuprija
•   8 June - Roma settlement "Barlovo", Kursumlija

May

• 29 May - Roma settlement "Pustorecka ulica", Bojnik
• 29 May - Roma settlements "Sever I" and "Sever II", Bor
• 24 May - Roma settlements "Belajnac" and "Dudulajce", Merosina
• 24 May - Roma settlement "Jabucki rit", Belgrade
• 22 May - Roma settlement "Surducka III red", Zrenjanin
• 10 May - Roma settlement "Zitni potok", Prokuplje
•   9 May - Roma settlement "Turekovac", Leskovac
•   8 May - Roma settlement "Livadje", Crna Trava
•   3 May - Roma settlement "Romska Mahala", Surdulica

April

• 30 April - Roma settlements, Sjenica
• 26 April - Roma settlement "Veliki Rit", Novi Sad
• 24 April - Roma settlement "Cukarica OMV", Belgrade
• 17 April - Roma settlement "Cukaricka suma", Belgrade
• 10 April - Roma settlements, Aleksinac
•   4 April - Roma settlement "Zemun polje", Belgrade

March

• 29 March - Roma settlements "Reva politika" and "Reva", Belgrade
• 27 March - Roma settlement "Kucevski lug", Raska
• 20 March - Roma settlement "Kajmakcalanska ulica", Smederevska Palanka
• 15 March - Roma settlement "D. Radosavljevic", Knjazevac
• 15 March - Roma settlement "Masurica", Surdulica
• 14 March - Roma settlement "Murica", Bela Palanka
•   9 March - Roma settlements "Licika" and "Juzna obilaznica", Kragujevac
•   8 March - Roma settlements "Petka/Pionirska ulica", "Koliste/Benzinska pumpa" and "Kanal", Kostolac
•   7 March - Roma settlement "Adice", Novi Sad
•   5 March - Roma settlements "Belvil 1" and "Belvil 2", Novi Beograd
• 1/2 March - Roma settlements "Carina", "Mala Guba" and "Cerkez Mala", Prokuplje

February

• 27 February - Roma settlement "Solunska ulica", Aleksinac
• 23/24 February - Roma settlements "Beograd Mahala", "Stocni trg" and "Crvena zvezda", Nis
• 22 February - Roma settlements "Vasa Nikolic" and "Sumatovacka ulica", Aleksinac

January

• 31 January - Roma settlements "Blazevo", "Dojevici" and "Veseli breg", Novi Pazar
• 26 January - Roma settlements "Veliki rit" and "Sangaj", Novi Sad
• 23 January - Roma settlement "Medja", Leskovac
• 20 January - Roma settlement "Citluk", Krusevac
• 19 January - Roma settlements "Marko Orlovic" and "Panjevac", Krusevac
• 16 January - Roma settlements "Grdicka kosa", "Stadionska ulica" and "Satorsko naselje Stari aerodrom", Kraljevo

In January 2005 Praxis established close cooperation with the ARC Field Offices and started planning joint mobile team visits (Go & Inform Visits) to different places in Southern Serbia where IDPs are accommodated. ARC’s mandate includes the reconstruction of houses for returnees to Kosovo. Praxis agreed to regularly participate on ARC’s Go & Inform Visits (GIV) by providing IDPs with legal assistance, information and counselling. The first GIV took place on February 1, when Praxis and CRP/Kosovo visited IDPs in Novi Pazar. The visits to Bujanovac in February and Svilajnac in March followed.

ICRC’s Cash Assistance Programme (CAP) was launched in December 2003, targeting destitute IDP families falling below the national social security level, with no capacity to sustain themselves and therefore not eligible for any form of income-generation assistance. The programme was designed and implemented with the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Welfare of Serbia and Montenegro and the Commissariat for Refugees. It offered a monthly cash assistance in the amount of 30€ - equal to the standard social allowance provided by the state – to 7,500 selected IDP households (approx. 37,500 individuals).

In Serbia, the agreement was that each month, 500 out of 6,000 IDP families supported by the ICRC would be screened by the Ministry and if they met criteria, they would be included in the national social welfare system.

One of the major difficulties IDPs faced when applying for the state social assistance was to collect all required documentation. In order to overcome this problem, ICRC established cooperation with the Norwegian Refugee Council (Civil Rights Project) for obtaining necessary documents on behalf of IDPs and later on, developed the cooperation with Praxis. Praxis obtained more than 400 hundred documents (mainly excerpts from birth and citizenship registry books) for CAP beneficiaries After 12 months of the programme implementation in Serbia 16% of the initial caseload (5,761 persons) were transferred to the state social welfare system. As many as 57% (2,590 persons) of CAP beneficiaries did not formally apply for it, mainly for the lack of documentation (8%) or income-related reasons (71%). However, among those who did apply (1,961 persons) 47% were included in the social state system.

Read ICRC report from April 2005: The Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Serbia and Montenegro
Read also: Serbia and Montenegro: the situation of the internally displaced    

Following the gradual withdrawal of the Norwegian Refugee Council from former Yugoslavia, national staff of the NRC Civil Rights Projects established four independent national NGOs:

• Civil Rights Project Vukovar and Civil Rights Project Sisak in Croatia;
• Civil Rights Program Kosovo and
• Praxis in Serbia.

The four above-mentioned NGOs acknowledge their common NRC heritage and the usefulness of regional cooperation and a cross-border/boundary approach to the problems of refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees.

The NGOs have decided to continue their regional cooperation, including the following:

• Exchange of information
• Assistance with the implementation of project activities
• Regional advocacy initiatives
• Fundraising initiatives.

Praxis has been cooperating with DRC in the implementation of its EAR-funded project Support to Cross Boundary Initiatives for IDPs from Kosovo (September 1, 2004 – August 31, 2005). DRC’s Information Offices in seven towns in Serbia and Montenegro provide IDPs with different information and refer those IDPs who need legal assistance to Praxis offices. Beside direct assistance to individual clients, Praxis staff has also been providing training to DRC Information Officers.

In December 2004 DRC and Praxis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wishing to continue the longstanding relationship between DRC and NRC in the implementation of projects dealing with assistance to the displaced population and the protection of their legal rights. DRC and Praxis agreed to cooperate closely, share information, experience and knowledge related to issues of relevance for the displaced population and when it is of mutual interest undertake joint advocacy initiatives. DRC and Praxis also agreed to organize joint staff information sessions with the aim of exchanging information and expertise required for the effective removal of the barriers the displaced persons face in accessing their rights.

As a regional follow-up activity to the regional CARDS thematic seminar on the Role of Civil Society in November last year, UNHCR organized a workshop 11-12 April in Sarajevo to facilitate the establishment of a network of NGOs in the Western Balkans. The purpose of the network is to contribute to the capacity-building of civil society in the asylum field on a regional level and help NGOs presently providing legal assistance to displaced persons from the region to change focus to provide legal aid to asylum-seekers from third countries.

The NGOs who were present adopted a memorandum of understanding they drafted during the workshop outlining the goals, guiding principles and main activities of the network.

The Network will create a common regional database on case-law on asylum and country of origin information, advocate for the harmonization of national legislation with international and regional standards, raise awareness and initiate campaigns on the prevention of xenophobia, contribute to the capacity-building of legal aid providers in the region and support the establishment and development of refugee law clinics. The Secretariat of the Network will provisionally be hosted by the BiH legal aid NGO, Vasa Prava ("Your Rights").

The following NGOs are part of the Network: Center of Integrated Legal Services and Practices (Albania), Vasa Prava (BiH), Civil Society Resource Centre Legal Network (fYROM), and Praxis (Serbia), Croatian Legal Centre, SDF (Croatia) and Network of Humanitarian and Legal Aid Centres (SCG).

The name which was adopted for the network is Balkan Asylum Network (BAN).

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) was established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council, as the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. It has been hosting an IDP Network with the purpose of raising the profile and diversity of various initiatives taking place by and on behalf of internally displaced persons worldwide.

Through this directory of IDP network members, the IDMC strives to facilitate communication among IDP communities and related organizations. The Network consists of national IDP organizations which have become members by signing up to a code of conduct. It provides a platform for members to share contact details, descriptions of their work and experiences.

The MPDL is a Spanish non-governmental organisation working on assisting and promoting the sustainable return process in the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, including Kosovo, and Montenegro. MPDL provides coordinated services of legal and social aid to refugees, returnees and displaced people.

Praxis and MPDL have established close cooperation and agreed to collaborate on behalf of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons, to facilitate the voluntary return processes, support stabilization programs for minority communities, and address local integration issues in both proper Serbia and Kosovo to reduce tensions.