Faculty of Law of the University of Tetova today marked the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights. In honor of this date, at the UT was organized a tribune dedicated to fundamental human rights and freedoms. The organization of the aforementioned tribune was preceded by the joint meeting of the Rector of UT, Prof. Dr. Vullnet Ameti, and Vice-Rector for International Relations, Ass. Prof. Dr. Shefik Shehu with the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia, Sali Murat, Vice- President of the Judicial Council, Milazim Mustafa, and the President of the Administrative Court, Burim Sejdini.
At the opening of the tribune, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Qebir Avziu, in his speech thanked all the participants, emphasizing that in different countries of the world the concept of human rights and freedoms is a dream that is not fulfilled. “Just a few days ago I saw the list that “Amnesty International” has published about countries on human rights and freedoms and in many countries of the world unfortunately capital punishment is still recognized and I saw the ranking of these countries and in the first place in the world for executions for 2019 is Iran, 253 people executed to this day. Similar case was with Saudi Arabia and countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, but I was more surprised when I saw the US list. They have published a list of executions that will be made in the year 2020, where the number was 48 of the people that will be executed. We live in a state where this punishment is not foreseen, and we are fortunate for that”,- said Prof. Dr. Qebir Avziu.
President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia, Sali Murat said that the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia is the best guarantor of human rights and freedoms, but according to him, citizens fight very little for their rights, thinking they were not violated. “Today in front of you I will speak in Albanian language because of the great respect and honor that I have for the University of Tetova. It is my pleasure to be here in the capacity of the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia to be here with you to discuss fundamental human rights and freedoms at such an important date as today. The constitution of North Macedonia itself guarantees human rights and freedoms, historically, politically, religiously, and so on, and observes that human rights are limited. If we ask the question, why are they limited? Then we notice that very few people fight for their rights, the society in our country is very little informed about their rights and we always think that their rights are not violated. I am pleased that through these conferences we strive to advance human rights, in the constitution of North Macedonia as the first fundamental basis of the rights and freedoms of the people”,- said the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia, Sali Murat.
Their views on human rights were also expressed by the Vice- President of the Judicial Council, Milazim Mustafa, and the President of the Administrative Court, Burim Sejdini, and the professor of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Ali Musliu. All three of them in their papers conveyed messages to the citizens, demanding more of their freedoms and rights, which are guaranteed by the constitution. In addition to the leaders at this roundtable, students asked questions to the panelists. The students expressed their interest in how judges and prosecutors are selected, by which criteria and how much politics influence these choices. They also discussed the issue of vetting issues, as it is necessary in our country to have vetting services for judges and prosecutors.
