Source: Balkan Insight

Balkan Insight publishes a critical digital rights review revealing widespread, unaddressed violations related to AI systems in South-East Europe. The report, compiled by regional human rights organizations, details how automated surveillance, biased algorithms, and opaque decision-making processes are impacting civil liberties, particularly among vulnerable populations.

It highlights the lack of legal frameworks, enforcement mechanisms, and public awareness surrounding AI governance in countries such as Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In many cases, victims of algorithmic discrimination have no avenue for redress due to institutional gaps.

The review urges urgent legal reform, public oversight, and the creation of independent regulatory bodies to monitor AI deployments. It also recommends alignment with EU digital rights standards to ensure protections for privacy, transparency, and freedom of expression in a rapidly digitizing region.