Sofija Mandić

Sofija Mandić is a law graduate, a Member of the Center for Judicial Research (CEPRIS) and a long-standing human rights activist. She is also President of the Executive Board of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. Sofija is also the general secretary of the media outlet Peščanik. She is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous analyses on the rule of law, the state of human rights in Serbia, and their perspectives. Some of her recent works include: “Publicity of the Work of the High Judicial Council and the High Prosecutorial Council” (2025), “Models of the Rules of Procedure for the HJC and HPC” (co-authored with M. Pajvančić), “Elections Before the Administrative Court 2022 – Review of Proceedings and Decisions” (edited by CEPRIS, 2022), “Freedom of Expression in Court” (edited by SĆF, 2021-2022), “The Work of Courts During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (OEBS, 2021), and more. As a representative of civil society, she participated in the process of drafting comments and opinions on the amendments to the Constitution in 2022, laws, and bylaws arising from these changes. For the conduct of local elections in 2023, she was a member of the City Electoral Commission of Belgrade in its extended composition, on the proposal of the “Serbia Against Violence” Coalition.