Violation Of Human Rights And Religious Freedom Of Archbishop Jovan Of Ohrid
Violation Of Human Rights And Religious Freedom Of Archbishop Jovan Of Ohrid

Summary/Abstract: Despite the respect and protection of human rights and freedoms in the XXI century have become universal values and obligations of conduct for states wishing to be called democratic, there are still drastic cases of violations of these rights and freedoms, particularly in Europe. The case of Archbishop Jovan, head of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric in FYROM, who for ten years is persecuted by the authorities in Skopje, because of their religious beliefs, is an example of compromising basic human rights outlined in the lofty charters, conventions, declarations and protocols adopted by the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union, as well as a number of regional organizations and specialized institutions throughout the world. In this paper, we point out the provisions of international humanitarian law, which are violated by the political persecution of Archbishop Jovan. It also brings into question the character of the system that has remained resistant to all previous appeals and protests of various international organizations, the Conference of European Churches, the World Alliance of Churches, individual embassies and government. We point out that the criticism of OSCE was not sustained that the previously imposed sentences were excessive and unjust, that the assessment of the United States at the OSCE was ignored that detention and trial were disproportionate to the alleged guilt and that threaten the religious liberty of the bishop, as the conclusion of two specialized organizations Amnesty International and Freedom House that Archbishop Jovan is prisoner of conscience.

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