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2012 Person of the Year award ceremony

12 December 2012
  • The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, delivers a welcoming address at the award reception. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
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  • Aleksandar Vujičić was recognized for his dedication and expert contribution in creating one of the most effective anti-money-laundering systems in the region of South-Eastern Europe. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
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  • Zoran Sekulić was awarded for his dedication and expert contribution in drafting a strategy for Serbian media and for promoting the principles of freedom of information. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
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  • Dražen Maravić was recognized for playing an instrumental role in the creation and adoption of the Interior Ministry’s Development Strategy for the period 2011-2016, a document of fundamental value to the police-reform process in Serbia. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
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  • As an exception to its usual practice, the Mission decided this year to posthumously recognize Professor Vojin Dimitrijević of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights for his life-long dedication to the promotion of human rights and for his contribution to the establishment of the OSCE Mission’s mandate. Branka Dimitrijević, Professor Dimitrijević’s widow, accepted the award on his behalf. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
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On 12 December 2012, the OSCE Mission to Serbia presented its annual Person of the Year awards at a ceremony in Belgrade. This year’s recipients were recognized for their achievements in the fight against corruption, media reform, police reform and the protection and advancement of human rights.

The Mission has a tradition of recognizing distinguished individuals in Serbia who, through their work, promote the values shared by the OSCE’s 57 participating States but who are not always well known to the general public.

This year’s recipients were Aleksandar Vujičić, Director of the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering at Serbia’s Finance Ministry; Zoran Sekulić, founder and director of the FONET News Agency; and Dražen Maravić, Head of the Bureau for Strategic Planning at Serbia’s Interior Ministry. Professor Vojin Dimitrijević, the founder of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, was posthumously recognized for his life-long dedication to the promotion of human rights.