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  On the June 12 , Foundation Imam petlju Gariwo in cooperation with the
Royal Norwegian Embassy organized a Round Table on the Law on
Prohibition of Fascist and Neo-fascist Organizations and the Use of
their Symbols in B&H. The Round Table discussion took place at the
Parliamentary Assembly of B&H and was moderated by Mrs. Svetlana
Broz. Introductory speeches had Mr. Beriz Belkic, Chairman of the
House of Representatives of Parliamentary Assembly, HE Jan Braathu,
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in B&H, HE Caroline Ravaud,
Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of
Europe in B&H, Ms. Dijana Tabori and Advisor for Legal Affairs of
Mr. Zeljko Komsic, Member of the Presidency. Numerous guests
representing state institutions and NGO's sector took part in fruitful
discussion giving full support to the proposal of particular low
created by Foundation Imam petlju Gariwo.
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HE Maryse Berniau, Ambassador of Republic of France took part at the Series of public meetings with ambassadors in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized by The Center for Civil Courage NGO Gariwo and Foundation Imam petlju Gariwo.
Ambassador Berniau talked about experiences and difficult situations which affected France in the past and Bosnia and Herzegovina nowadays, stressing out some examples to overcome them. Answering to the numerous student's questions and affirmations, she especially pointed out that the apathy and corruption are both huge causes for many of Bosnian problems, and that young and adolescent have to fight against them.
Furthermore, HE Maryse Berniau stressed out some problems about the Bosnia and Herzegovina accession to European Union; she assessed that one of the problem is the weakness of the central government, especially the lack of resources, both human, and economical, and that could worsen the implementation of programs and fulfillment of EU parameters.
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  HE Maryse Berniau, Ambassador of Republic of France paid her first official visit to NGO GARIWO Sarajevo. Gariwo's founder and director Dr Svetlana Broz and members of Gariwo team hosted HE Maryse Berniau in the new office and introduce her with organization's work, as well as current and future activities. In discussion followed by presentation of Gariwo's program Education Towards Civil Courage, ambassador Berniau fully supported this program and brought out her suggestions regarding different issues. It has been said that inadequate education system is one of the most urgent problems for rising generation in B&H. Dr Broz once again stressed the importance of abolition of so called "two school under the one roof" which represents direct violation of elementary human rights in 21st century.
Dr Broz invited HE Maryse Berniau to join the second meeting of the Series of public meetings with ambassadors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, , scheduled for June 11, 2009 at 16 pm. Ambassador Berniau accepted the invitation and NGO Gariwo is pleased to invite all our members of Imam petlju Club to fulfill application form.
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  The Center for Civil Courage NGO Gariwo and Foundation Imam petlju Gariwo have organized first meeting of the Series of public meetings with ambassadors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. HE Jan Braathu, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in B&H, has opened the Series with his a lecture about the youth engagement in nongovernmental sector in Norway. He also stressed some of the problems that Norway has been facing with in the past and how the Norwegian society overcame difficulties and became one of the wealthiest in the world.
In the following discussion ambassador Braathu answered the student's questions regarding higher education and possibility of creating a stronger relationship between Norwegian and Bosnian universities. It has been said that major problem is the lack of an adequate partner in bosnian education system, more specifically lacking of a Ministry of education on the state level.
In the end, HE Mr Braathu once again underlined the importance of a new well educated and promising young generation who could make the difference in the future.
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  Uncompromising champion of civil courage, Director of Gariwo's Schools of Civil Courage, professor in the high school in Bijeljina, and a member of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska, Dusko Kondor has been posthumously named as a Righteous by the Guarantors' Committee of the Garden of the Righteous Worldwide in Milan.
On the assembly held on February 6, 2009 the Association for the Garden of the Righteous of Milan chose Dusko Kondor as an exemplary figures to be honored by the dedication of a tree. The memorial stone with Dusko Kondor's name was situated under the tree dedicated to him on the ceremony held on May 5. Beside Dusko Kondor for more people and one organization was named as a Righteous: Pierantonio Costa, Hrant Dink, Anna Politkovskaya, Khaled Abdul Wahab and Italian Righteous among the Nations. Dusko Kondor was assassinated in his own home in Bijeljina on the 22nd of February 2007. His name has become a symbol of civil courage.
In early 2008 the non-governmental organization GARIWO Sarajevo established the Dusko Kondor Civil Courage Award. "Probably the most important thing is that he has made this network of young people, who in this way have become friends. He connected young people of all different nationalities and religions, and through them their cities and states. This is a true achievement of inexpressible value. Through us, Dusko will live eternally." One of Dusko Kondor's student
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