САВРЕМЕНА УГРОЖАВАЊА ВЕРСКИХ ПРАВА И СЛОБОДА ВЕРНИКА СРПСКЕ ПРАВОСЛАВНЕ ЦРКВЕ НА КОСОВУ И МЕТОХИЈИ НА ПРИМЕРУ ЛАТЕНТНЕ АЛБАНИЗАЦИЈЕ САКРАЛНИХ ОБЈЕКАТА МАТЕРИЈАЛНЕ КУЛТУРНЕ БАШТИНЕ, CONTEMPORARY THREATS TO THE RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE BELIEVERS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE LATENT ALBANIZATION OF SACRED OBJECTS OF MATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE

<jats:p>The article analyzes the structuralist approach and methods of the perpetrators of political extremism within Kosovo and Metohija in violating the fundamental human rights and freedoms of citizens, believers of the Orthodox Church. Article defines modern approaches to political violence through the structuralist model and the institutionalization of various types of violence. Violence of structures, for which it is difficult to determine the perpetrator, is a model that was also used during the March Violence of 2004, where, instead of the perpetrators appears dissatisfied, resigned, incoherent and heterogeneous but extremely violent groups of people, whose violence is difficult to control. The paper points to the evolution of methods and approaches to violating fundamental human rights. The violation of religious rights and freedoms of citizens is particularly highlighted, through violence towards material cultural heritage, property and historical identity and the canonical foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as a religious community but also as a social stakeholder within todays Kosovo and Metohija. This is a complex, hybrid approach that combines structural and institutional violence. The article points to the danger of a new concept of violence that can lead to far-reaching consequences for the national interests of the Serbian people and the Statehood interests of the Republic of Serbia. Additionally, the article brings the need for planning future steps that would prevent threats the Serbian Orthodox Church within Kosovo and Metohija closer to the wider public.</jats:p>