Civic Alliance

PROGRAM AREAS
I The rule of law
CA believes that the rule of law is not only formal implementation of rights, but also the rule of justice and protection of all citizens from excessive power of authorities and inefficiency of the system.
Through this program, CA conducts the control of work of courts and other public institutions and it also works on education of decision makers and leaders. CA insists on professional and efficient system of justice, and better quality of work of public services, especially in the area of health services and education.
Education of politicians, NGO and trade union leaders, and journalists as well, on standards and the best practice in this area, is in focus.
II Human rights
Human rights program includes monitoring of quality of implementation of laws, and monitoring, researching and documenting of human rights violations, their processing, and representation of victims before competent courts and public bodies.
Human rights program is focused on facing past, problems of torture and discrimination, politically motivated violence, freedom of expression, freedom of gathering, protection of personal data, religious freedoms, minority rights, status of displaced persons, economic and social rights.
Specific goal of CA is provision of support to other organizations with the similar mission.
III Media program
Media program performs constant public representation and initiates issues on cases of corruption, inefficient administration and human rights violation. Monitoring of social processes, criticizing on anomalies, and publishing of reports on human rights violation via media, is the most efficient manner of conducting the mission of the organization. School of investigative journalism, open competitions for the best investigative stories create solid group of cooperators and inexhaustible source of information from the terrain.
Cross-border cooperation with the media productions is directed towards reconciliation, conjoined life and issues of economic and social character is one of the goals contributing to accelerating integration processes in the region.
IV Civil Society
Responsible and highly aware citizens that are actively participating in the communities and society development are the foundation for development of democratic and just society. CA believes that civic activism is key component for community development and that it represents control mechanism that advances the performance of institutions. Citizens’ participation in decision making, development and everyday life of community is necessary for development of healthy society.
CA therefore sees as its primary tasks the strengthening of civic awareness, as well as informing of citizens and supporting civic initiatives and civic organizations that share the same values.
V Public policies
In the frame of the Public policies program area shall be performed analysis of data and problems identified through the work in other program areas, and their placing in the context of system problems, failures, and deficiencies. The final result provides formulating adequate solutions and their public presentation and representation.
With the aim of networking all CA activities, the area of Public policies shall provide strategic support to all remaining activities, by collecting and analyzing important data aiming at better quality of public representation in individual cases.