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It is with great sorrow that we are informing<\/span><\/span> the public that Nebojsa Tasic passed away yesterday afternoon in Belgrade, after a long struggle with a serious illness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Nebojsa was not only a lo<\/span><\/span>ng-term member of the<\/span><\/span> Board of the Institute for European Affairs, but also a great friend of our org<\/span><\/span>anization, <\/span><\/span>whose work he has supported since its founding. u He began his career as a civic activist, anti-war and human rights activist, and fought wholeheartedly against the nationalism that destroyed his homeland. From the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, he further developed his career in the Anti-Corruption Agency, where he mainly dealt with education and training programs for the public service to fight corruption. He has largely dedicated his pr<\/span><\/span>ofessional work to the defense and development of human rights in Serbia, the preservation of democratic values \u200b\u200band a strong and persistent fight against corrupt elements in all segm<\/span><\/span>ents of society. He graduated <\/span><\/span>pedagogy in Sarajevo, and completed his m<\/span><\/span>aster’s studies at the University of Novi Sad. He was dedicated to working with young people, he was often in the role of educator and mentor, and many <\/span><\/span>will remember him as someone who provided<\/span><\/span> help and<\/span><\/span> support at the beginning of their<\/span><\/span> career<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>. During the last years of his life, despite a serious illness, he remained faithfu<\/span><\/span>l to his work and continued to contribute<\/span><\/span> to the goals of the Institute and efforts for a better, more responsible and just society.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n