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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to strive for inclusive education, especially for girls, minorities, and students with disabilities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Speed up measures to reduce the wage gap between men and women across all sectors in the workplace, and increase women’s participation in high-paying jobs in accordance with the Strategy for Gender Equality 2021–2030, especially focusing on Roma and rural women.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:N/AContents:With support of the Provincial Ombudsman and Provincial Secretariat for Labor, Employment and Gender Equality, the Strategy for Combating Domestic Violence for the period 2008-2012 was produced and forwarded to the Assembly for adoption procedure, in early 2008. [Para 30] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:Reference AddressedContents:Although domestic violence is a criminal offence under Serbian law, as noted by BCHR, research indicates that victims are not adequately protected and that much domestic violence remains unreported mostly because of fear and mistrust in the legal system. The law does not sufficiently guarantee the urgency of the proceedings and most victims tend to abandon the proceedings they had initiated. Prosecutors rarely take legal action against persons suspected of domestic violence. Jurisprudence indicates that courts hardly ever order the protection measures envisaged by the Family Act and that the sentences pronounced for violations of the Criminal Code are extremely lenient. [Para 15] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:RejectedContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.Explanationit would require amendments to the relevant national legislation, which is not among current priorities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen anti-discrimination mechanisms, including for LGBTI persons, and continue efforts to promote the human rights of persons belonging to minorities, especially the Roma minority. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to effectively prevent all forms of violence against women. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure adequate protection for all citizens, including members of the LGBT community, by, inter alia, allowing them to assemble to publicly promote their human rights and identifying and prosecuting those who commit violence against those who participate in peaceful assemblies.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
In February 2014 the Ministry of the Interior adopted an Action plan for improving the work and cooperation of the police with representatives and associations working on the improvement of the status of LGBTI persons, with the aim of developing and improving community police work, particularly under the segment of training development, action and cooperation of police officers with representatives of associations of sexually diverse persons. The Action Plan was fully implemented, with the key activities being the appointment of a liaison officer for the LGBTI population, the development of a Manual for Police Work with the LGBTI population and training of police officers.
Employees of the Ministry and police have the obligation of equal treatment towards all regardless of their racial, sexual or national affiliation, their diversity stemming from social origin, birth, religion, political or other belief or affiliation, gender and gender identity, property, culture, language, age or psychological or physical disability (Article 5 of the Law on Police).
The Special Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime is the recipient of criminal reports of criminal offences of Endangering Security as per Article 138 of the CC committed against members of the LGBTI community.
The Special Prosecution for High-Tech Crime has established successful cooperation with members of the LGBTI community and relevant organizations during previous years.
Representatives of the LGBTI community and relevant organizations participate in criminal proceedings as victims/witnesses.
The service for informing victims and witnesses at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade started working on 10 April 2014.
In 2015 the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Victimological Association of Serbia, to provide the necessary assistance and support to victims and witnesses.A number of specialized staff trainings have been held at the Service for informing victims and witnesses, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, along with specialized trainings of deputies in higher public prosecutor’s offices regarding support to victims and witnesses.
These activities are being continuously implemented.
National Report:
Para 45) All government officials publicly condemned all assaults on LGBT persons and attacks on Roma. All forms of violence, discriminatory behaviour and graffiti with hate speech prompted a public reaction in both print and electronic media, in addition to the prosecution of the perpetrators of such acts.
UN Compilation:
Para 13) … The UN country team asserted that, regarding the recommendations made during the previous review on the right to peaceful assembly of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, Belgrade had successfully held annual pride events in three consecutive years (2014-2016).
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 20) CoE stated that CoE-Commissioner, while acknowledging the progress made in advancing the rights of LGBTI persons, noted that homophobia and discrimination against them persisted.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:POC recommended that Serbia ... amend the Criminal Code, in order to explicitly criminalize racism and intolerance based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [Para 4] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ArmeniaArmeniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue further realization of the Action Plan for implementation of the National Strategy for Improving the Position of Women and Promoting Gender Equality.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The findings of the Evaluation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Improvement of the Status of Women and Improving Gender Equality 2010-2015 indicate a degree of progress was achieved in the above areas, particularly regarding the improvement of the legal framework in the field of equal participation of women and men in the political life, anti-discrimination, labour and employment, as well as establishing institutional mechanisms for gender equality, improving gender-sensitive statistics and increased visibility of the issue of violence against women. The selected strategic areas and targeted interventions were confirmed to be relevant, but some areas need to be expanded or redefined.
In February 2016 the Government of RS adopted the National Gender Equality Strategy for 2016-2020 with an Action Plan 2016-2018. The Strategy contains three primary goals: 1) change of gender patterns and improvement of cultural gender equality; 2) increasing the equality of women and men by applying equal opportunity policies; and 3) systematic introduction of gender perspectives into the adoption, implementation and monitoring of public policy.
The first report on the implementation of the National Gender Equality Strategy and relevant Action Plan has been developed.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
National Report:
Para 101) The Coordination Body for Gender Equality, which is headed by a Deputy Prime Minister, since its establishment in 2014 has undertaken a number of activities with the aim of improving the status of women and gender equality.
Para 102) After 2016 parliamentary and local elections, a woman was appointed as the Speaker of the National Assembly, and 34.54% of MPs are women. The percentage is similar in every city and municipal assembly.
Para 103) After the presidential election of May 2017 changes occurred in the Government. For the first time, a woman was appointed Prime Minister of Serbia. Out of 21 ministers, four are women, one of them is a Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality. Five women are presidents of administrative districts, and 12 are mayors.
Para 104) There are more than 100 local bodies for gender equality.
Para 105) Regulations applied in local government bodies and the autonomous provincial government bodies enable equal access to jobs for both genders. The 2015 Law on the Budget System introduced a gender-sensitive budgeting and an obligation that all budget
beneficiaries must apply it by 2020 at the latest.
Para 106) Since February 2016, the Republic of Serbia has used the EU gender equality index in six fields: distribution of time, money, work, knowledge, power, health and in two subfields: violence against women and inter-sectoral differences. According to indicators, gender equality index for the Republic of Serbia is 40.60%.
Para 107) The Government has adopted a National Strategy for Gender Equality in February 201622 for the period 2016–2020 with the Action Plan for the period 2016–2018.
Para 108) The National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2017–2020) – was adopted on May 19, 2017. The second National Action Plan includes a greater number of actors with the focus on the implementation of reforms at the local level.
Para 111) Of a total number of state employees, 62.4% are women, there are 53.23% of women in leadership positions, and 45% of state officials are women. …
UN Compilation:
Para 38) CESCR remained concerned about the high unemployment rate in Serbia, which disproportionately affected women, …
Para 39) [CESCR] was concerned about the low employment rate of women and the prevalence of gender discrimination in employment.
Para 60) The UN country team indicated that only 5 per cent of municipal presidents or mayors, and 29 per cent of the councillors in local assemblies, were women. CESCR was concerned about the underrepresentation of women in the national and local government bodies and public sector positions. The UN country team indicated that fewer women than men were employed (42 per cent as compared to 58 per cent).
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 60) JS4 indicated that there were municipalities which had not established equality mechanisms.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRPD was concerned about the limited access to health services for persons with disabilities in Serbia, in particular access to sexual and reproductive health [Para 50] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LithuaniaLithuaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take additional measures in order to improve the implementation of legislation protecting against domestic violence, including through awareness raising campaigns and training on domestic violence for officials.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The Provincial Secretariat for Health Care, in partnership with the Women's Support Centre from Kikinda, has been implementing a three-year project, "Stop - Protect - Help", since January 2016. The project is intended for women in the situation of violence and potential victims, professionals in all sectors at all levels of authority, women's organizations and the entire population on the territory of the province.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 56) The UN country team noted that girls and women in Serbia were still frequently exposed to gender-based violence, such as violence in family and partner relationships, sexual harassment and rape.
Para 57) The UN country team noted the adoption in 2016 of a law on the prevention of domestic violence, as well as amendments to provisions of the Criminal Code on rape and related non-consensual sex, stalking, sexual harassment, forced marriage and genital mutilation.
Para 58) CEDAW remained concerned about the increasing number of women murdered by their husbands, ex-husbands or partners and the significant disparity among the number of police interventions, the number of criminal charges filed and the number of persons convicted of domestic violence against women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 8) POC stated that the protection of women against violence was not efficient enough.
Para 58) JS4 underscored the high number of women murdered in the context of domestic and intimate partner violence. It asserted that the State had no system for monitoring and analysing this phenomenon, a new National Strategy to prevent all forms of violence against women 2016-2020 had not been adopted, and a systematic approach to combatting stereotypes and discrimination of women, promotion of gender equality and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls in the education system, had not been established.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Remove the barriers that hinder the effective accessibility of ... girls with disabilities to education.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
At the level of each pre-school, primary and secondary school, an expert team for inclusive education was formed, whose task is to develop and improve inclusive climate, policy and practice at the institution level.
At the local level, inter-departmental commissions for assessment of needs for additional educational, health and social support to a child have been established. The Law on the Education System Foundations explicitly stipulates that in implementing the general principles of the education system, special attention shall be paid to "providing that children, students and adults with developmental disorders and disabilities, regardless of their own material conditions, have access to all levels of education in institutions, and persons placed in social welfare institutions, sick children, students and adults are entitled to education during their stay in the institution and during hospital and home care ", as well as "reducing the number of persons leaving the education system, especially those from socially vulnerable categories of the population and underdeveloped areas, persons with developmental disorders and disabilities and other persons with specific learning disabilities and support for their reintegration into the system, in accordance with the inclusive education principles.
Also, children with developmental disorders and disabilities have the right to use a sign language or a special script, as well as other technical solutions that can be used when the educational process is performed in the sign language and with the means of that language.
The new Law on Textbooks stipulates that students with disabilities use a textbook which format is adapted to their needs and а teaching aid has been defined as a teaching tool used in educational work with children with disabilities.
According to the Law on Secondary Education, secondary education is free and not compulsory, and the possibility of organizing distance education is also envisaged.
The Rulebook was adopted regarding detailed criteria for recognizing forms of discrimination by an employee, a child, a student or a third person in the institution of education.
The Strategy for Development of Education in the Republic of Serbia by 2020 plans the full coverage of children with primary education, and in particular the increased coverage of children from rural areas, Roma children and children with disabilities and developmental disorders and decrease in dropouts during primary and secondary education.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the UNICEF Office in Serbia supported the project "Info Line for Parents - Support for Inclusive Education". Telephone number 0800100121, is active on weekdays from 12:00 to 19:00.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 67) CRPD concerned at the lack of specific actions implemented by Serbia to prevent and combat the multiple and intersectional discrimination that women and girls with disabilities faced, particularly in access to justice, protection against violence and abuse, education, health and employment.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC was concerned at the high number of offences relating to the sale of children, economic and sexual exploitation of children, child prostitution and child pornography. It was also concerned at the lack of compensation and recovery and reintegration services for child victims of sale, prostitution and pornography, and recommended that Serbia ensure access to ... services for their physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration ... [Para 44] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Right to privacy
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:JS4 noted that in Southern Serbia, oftentimes, individuals who had undergone sex reassignment surgery must go to court to have their personal documentation changed. In such cases, some individuals must undergo a medical examination to prove the surgery, which imposes an infringement on privacy rights. JS4 noted that the Constitutional Court of Serbia delivered a decision in favour of a transsexual person who sued the Municipality for rejecting to change date on his birth certificate after sex reassignment procedure. [Para 42] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNESCO encouraged Serbia to pursue efforts towards inclusive education, especially for girls, minorities and students with disabilities, and ensure solid monitoring of the implementation of relevant strategies, in accordance with the Convention against Discrimination in Education, which it had ratified in 2001. [Para 69]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:ASTRA stated that certain changes continued to be needed at the legislative and institutional level [regarding human trafficking], as well as a more consistent application of existing legal provisions of international standards (especially in the area of protecting the privacy and safety of children and female victims in court proceedings). [Para 55]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To consider ratifying CRPD as soon as possible and the OP thereto .ImplementationNational Report:
Para 4) In the past, the RS ratified a number of multilateral treaties related to human rights: CRPD and the Optional Protocol ... -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:AfghanistanAfghanistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Finalize ratifying ... the OP-CRC-IC.
ExplanationSupported in the part relating to ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure; ratification procedures are in progress for the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in conformity with the Government Plan for 2023.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue implementation of measures for promoting gender equality and combatting gender-based violence, including by ensuring pay parity and access to safe reproductive health services.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LaosLaosRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to implement the strategy for gender equality and the corresponding Action Plan.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Elaborate a comprehensive strategy and action plan to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ZimbabweZimbabweRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to abolish child marriage through the amendment of the Family Law.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Establish mechanisms to guarantee the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly of LGBTI persons; and prevent, investigate and punish acts of discrimination, as well as hate speech and crimes against them.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Investigate and prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, and crimes targeting LGBTQI+ individuals.