Edvin Kanka Ćudić

Edvin Kanka Ćudić
Едвин Канка Ћудић
Ćudić in 2023
Born
Edvin Ćudić

(1988-12-31) December 31, 1988
Brčko, Yugoslavia
EducationUniversity of Sarajevo
Ankara University
Occupations
  • Human rights activist
  • journalist
  • martial artist
OrganizationUDIK (2013–present)
Writing career
Genre
Years active2008–present
Martial arts career
Rank  2nd Dan–Jujutsu
  2nd Dan–Aikido
  1st Dan–Judo
Years active2003–present
Other information
Notable relativesIbrahim Ustavdić
(maternal great-great-grandfather)

Edvin Kanka Ćudić (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Едвин Канка Ћудић; born December 31, 1988) is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and journalist who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia.[1] In 2023, he won the Kemal Kurspahić International Journalist Award for best published story in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian for his story "Grobnica nade" (The Grave of Hope).[2][3]

His main work focuses on human rights, dealing with the past, minorities, peacebuilding and democracy.[4]

Biography

Born as Edvin Ćudić on 31 December 1988 in Brčko, the great-great-grandson of the teacher Ibrahim Ustavdić.[5] He grew up in Gračanica and Brčko. He studied at the University of Sarajevo and Ankara University. He got a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Sarajevo in 2012. In 2018 earned his master's degree in political science.[6]

At the age of 14, in Brčko he began to study jujutsu and was very quickly introduced to aikido.[1] Aikido began practicing in 2017 under Alen Hadžiabdić in Sarajevo. In 2022 in the Vrnjačka Banja he graded 1st Dan by Saša Obradović Shidoin.[7] He is a member of the Aikikai Foundations from Belgrade and Tokyo.[8]

In 2013, Edvin Kanka Ćudić founded the UDIK.[9][10] In 2019, he was elected in Regional Council of the RECOM Reconciliation Network (RMP).[11][12] Since 2021, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the CDTJ in Banja Luka. Also, since 2024, he is an International Consultant of the International Committee for Morita Therapy (ICMT), a section of the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy in Tokyo.[13]

He has given interviews and provided commentaries on a range of issues from his area of expertise, including genocide denial, post-conflict recovery, and human rights to many national and international media outlets including AFP,[14] Berria,[15] Danas,[12] DW,[16] El País,[17] Internazionale,[18] Knack,[19] NIN,[20] Novosti,[21] Oslobođenje,[11] RFE,[22] RTL Nederland,[23] Sveriges Radio, TV E,[24] etc. Ćudić helped to memorialize the crimes at Kazani. He was one of the initiators of the memorial of the Kazani pit in the hills above Sarajevo.[11][25][26][27]

As a journalist, he collaborated with many newspapers and magazines, such as Danas, Monitor and Oslobođenje.[28][29][30] In 2017, Ćudić signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[31] He often received threats related to his work.[32][33][34]

Honours

In 2012, the Bosnian poet Adem Deniz Garić dedicated to Edvin Kanka Ćudić a poem I ne treba da šutiš (And you should not be silent).[35] In 2022, the other Bosnian poet Erbein Osmanović dedicated him a poem Geronimo.[36]

In 2014 and 2018, in the biographical lexicon Ko je ko u BiH (Who is Who in B&H), Edvin Kanka Ćudić is listed among the most significant people in Bosnia and Herzegovina today, which through their works and actions contribute to a better Bosnia and Herzegovina and who make this country a happier place.[37][38][39] In 2019, the Bosnian-born French sculptor Mirza Morić created a memorial dedicated to the killed civilians in Brčko (1992-1995). Morić engraved the whole story called Možda bi trebalo da ih mrzim (Maybe I should hate them), written by Edvin Kanka Ćudić in 2011. The monument was installed in Paris.[40]

His awards include the following:

Works

  • Taj maj '92. (Brčko, 2012)
  • Ne u naše ime: s one strane srbijanskog režima (Sarajevo, 2019)

References

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  2. ^ a b "Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Grobnica nade". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Oslobođenje: 80 godina". oslobodjenje.ba. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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  6. ^ "Drugi ciklus studija - Fakultet političkih nauka Sarajevo, No. 40, 2018" (PDF). fpn.unsa.ba. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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  11. ^ a b c Jerković, Matea (3 July 2021). "Edvin Kanka Ćudić: Sarajlije više ne poriču zločine na Kazanima". Oslobođenje.
  12. ^ a b Diković, Jelena (10 December 2020). "Danas se zločini negiraju više nego ikada". Danas.
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  21. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić: Za muke bosanskih Hrvata dobrim je dijelom odgovorna Hrvatska". Novosti. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Ćudić: Sezona lova na one koji podržavaju Povorku ponosa u BiH". RFE. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Nederland gaat militairen leveren aan Europese vredesmissie in Bosnië". RTL Niews. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Informativna emisija: 24 sata - Edvin Kanka Ćudić". Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  25. ^ "UDIK: Danas se navršava 28 godina od monstruoznih zločina na Kazanima". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  26. ^ Edina Kamenica (2020). "Priča koja ne govori samo o zločinu: Moji roditelji nemaju grob, zaklali su ih na Kazanima". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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  31. ^ Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 2018-08-16.
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  35. ^ "I ne treba da šutiš - Adem Garić". Adem Garić. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  36. ^ "Geronimo - Edvin Kanka Ćudić". Edvin Kanka Ćudić. 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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