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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Conduct a nation-wide survey on the prevalence and causes of gender-based violence, with a special focus on women, girls, and the elderly.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Russian FederationRussian FederationRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its work in law and practice to promote and protect the rights and freedoms of the vulnerable groups of the population, including children, women, persons with disability and older persons.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:BangladeshBangladeshRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To take effective measures to combat trafficking in women and children in cooperation with countries in the trafficking network.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) Prevention, combating trafficking in human beings and assistance and protection of victims in RS are achieved at the strategic and operational level through the National Mechanism for coordination and development of the anti-human trafficking policy and National Mechanism for identification, referral, assistance and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings.
Para 75) The Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Education in the field of fight against trafficking in human beings was signed on 12 November 2009. The signatories assumed an obligation to establish a special and direct cooperation in developing the National Mechanism for identification, assistance and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings in accordance with the Strategy for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings in RS.
Para 76) Specific results of the Agreement are that the Law on Health Care and Law on Health Insurance envisage better and more comprehensive protection of victims of trafficking in human beings, both domestic and international. The Law on Social Protection envisages that victims of trafficking in human beings fall into a category that enjoys special social protection.
Para 77) In August 2009, the Law on Amendments and Addenda to the Criminal Code amended provisions of Article 388 - Trafficking in Human Beings, by increasing the legal minimum and maximum, in terms of the basic form of an offense, whereas envisaged sentence of imprisonment for the basic form ranges from three to twelve years of imprisonment, without a possibility of pronouncing sentence below the legal minimum. Also, it is envisaged that users of human trafficking services shall be punished with imprisonment. Amendments and addenda to Article 389 have also been adopted, which now reads "Trafficking in Juvenile for Adoption", and which has increased the age limit and juveniles are protected from all forms of exploitation and trafficking.
Para 78) For the purposes of operationalisation of the National Action Plan Against Trafficking in Human Beings for the period 2009-2011 (2009), on 1 June 2010 was initiated the Joint Program for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings "UN GIFT Serbia" implemented by UN agencies (UNHCR, IOM and UNODC) in cooperation with the Government.
Para 79) Activities of the Joint Program include: establishment of the Center for Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings which will incorporate the Service for Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings; establishment of the first national Shelter for urgent accommodation of victims of trafficking in human beings; establishment of the Direct Aid Fund; establishment of Legal Clinics for fight against trafficking in human beings at three faculties of law (Belgrade, Novi Sad and Ni).
Para 80) The Ministry of Interior commenced with the development of a new strategy under a working title "National Strategy for Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting Victims in RS", which shall supersede the previous Strategy for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings from 2006.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 6) ECPAT noted that Serbia had no specific child protection law and that most provisions protecting children against sexual exploitation were included in the Criminal Code ...
Para 28) ... In this connection, ASTRA noted that the new anti-trafficking strategy and national action plan was in the process of being drafted without ensuring reliable budget allocation for its implementation ... -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate efforts to amend the family law to ensure the abolition of child marriage, provide effective protection of victims of gender-based violence, and align the definition of rape with international standards in accordance with the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify OP-CRC-SC.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The OP-CRC-IC was verified in 2002.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:JapanJapanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Enhance its efforts to eradicate violence against women and to improve the status of women in society.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.
The program for professional development of police officers for 2017 continues the implementation of the instructional unit which content consists of the following topics: manifestation forms of domestic violence; family members under the Criminal Code; general principles for protection of women victims of domestic and intimate partnership violence; reporting domestic and intimate partnership violence against women by telephone; sending and arrival of police officers to the place of domestic and intimate partnership violence against women; the most common risks; documenting events; statements of support for victims of domestic and intimate partnership violence against women; cooperation with other institutions and institutions dealing with domestic and intimate partnership violence against women.
For the purpose of standardization and uniform implementation of this thematic area, the Department for Vocational Training - the Training Implementation Unit developed a manual and presentation that are fully compatible with the instruction content of the topic.
The Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence provides for two urgent measures: the urgent measure of removing the perpetrator of the violence from the apartment and the urgent measure of forbidding the perpetrator to contact and approach the victim. Urgent measures are imposed by a police officer for prevention of domestic violence and can last for 48 hours, and can be imposed cumulatively. The public prosecutor, in case of establishing the existence of a direct threat of domestic violence, is obliged to submit a motion to extend the emergency measure. The court evaluates the risk assessment of the competent police officer, the risk assessment made by the basic public prosecutor and assesses the evidence and claims submitted by the public prosecutor. Urgent measures can be extended by court decision for another 30 days. On the proposal of the basic public prosecutor, the basic court shall decide within 24 hours of receiving the submission and without holding a hearing. The law contains penal provisions that prescribe violations and greater effectiveness of urgent measures and measures of protection against domestic violence is achieved.
At the level of the Government, the Council for Suppression of Domestic Violence has been established, which is tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Law and improving the coordination of competent state bodies, institutions and other entities, and the effectiveness of preventing domestic violence and protection against domestic violence.
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.
Starting from the obligations of the state provided for by the Istanbul Convention as well as the measures provided for in the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention and Protection against Discrimination, CBGE initiated the adoption of the National Strategy for the Prevention and Suppression of Domestic and Intimate Partnership Violence against Women and Girls for the period 2017-2020. For the analysis of the previous strategy and development of a new one, as well as for the implementation of numerous awareness-raising activities, the necessary funding was provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) within the project "Integrated Response to Violence against Women and Girls II". The project began in July 2016 and will last until July 2018, with a total value of $ 940,000. The project has been implemented in cooperation with all UN agencies in Serbia and relevant line ministries. Its implementation will contribute to the further development of the social and institutional environment in Serbia with zero tolerance for violence.
In order to encourage women to report cases of domestic and sexual violence by raising awareness about the criminal nature of such actions, the Ministry of Justice organized a national media campaign of raising awareness called "Off Violence".
There are safe houses managed by centres for social work in Kragujevac, Leskovac, Priboj, Smederevo, Vranje, Jagodina, Šabac, Niš and Majdanpek. In AP Vojvodina, there are 5 safe houses, managed by centres for social work, with total capacity for 122 persons: Novi Sad; Zrenjanin, Sombor, Pančevo and Sremska Mitrovica. In the past period, the Provincial Government, in cooperation with the B92 Fund, supported the construction and equipping of safe houses in Zrenjanin, Pančevo, Sombor and Sremska Mitrovica with a total of 22,500,000RSD.
Since 2011 the City of Belgrade, recognizing the importance of a shelter service for women victims of domestic violence, has provided financial support to the civil society organization Counselling against Domestic Violence in Belgrade, which has three safe houses for women victims of domestic violence. By introducing the service of providing shelter for women victims of domestic violence into the normative framework of the city of Belgrade, which defines the conditions for exercising rights and services in the field of social protection, the basis for the implementation of the public procurement procedure of the service has been established in accordance with the Law on Social Protection and the Decision on Rights and Social Protection Services. The service was formally established by the public procurement in early 2016, when a contract for providing the service was concluded with the licensed organization Counselling Centre against Domestic Violence in Belgrade. The accommodation capacity of the Counselling Centre is 30 women and children, 24 hours a day. The costs of this service are fully covered by funds from the budget of the City of Belgrade provided for each current year, the service is free for women victims of violence.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
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 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.
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 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.
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:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen discrimination protections for LGBTI persons, and enact legislation that includes protection from discrimination on the grounds of intersex status. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCISIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Provide a clear definition of child prostitution in its national legislation in line with its international obligations.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The Article 184 of the Criminal Code contains a criminal act of mediation in prostitution, paragraph 2 of which criminalises child prostitution in accordance with the CRC, the Palermo Protocol, the Council of Europe's Convention on cyber-crime and the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Special Protocol on the treatment of the judicial bodies for protection of minors from abuse and neglect contains a definition of sexual abuse of minors.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Promote the participation of women in public and political life, and in the labour market. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:... UNCT expressed particular concern that offenders [of domestic violence] remained in the family home, despite protective measures stipulating their immediate removal. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PalestinePalestineRegional groupObserverPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the promotion of educational policies against violence, namely physical and gender-based violence against women and children. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:ECPAT recommended ratification of OP-CRC-IC. JS1 recommended that the Government of Serbia take measures to prepare law proposal on ratification of the same optional protocol by end of 2013 [Para 2] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:POC recommended that Serbia adopt the Law on Gender Equality in line with international standards, uphold the principle of equal opportunities and increase the representation of women in managerial positions. [Para 10] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:QuestionSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:What measures will Serbia take to ensure that perpetrators of violence against women and children are prevented from returning to the family home?
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:Reference AddressedContents:One of her major concerns pertained to the hostile attitude against some prominent defenders, mostly women, who were under constant attack by some sectors of the political establishment. [Para 29; Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:The United Nations country team recommended that Serbia fully protect the freedom of peaceful assembly of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and ensure that hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons were promptly, independently and impartially investigated and that violence in the family motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity was addressed through criminal justice and social protection measures. [Para 102]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW recommended that Serbia conduct large-scale public campaigns targeting women and men at all levels of society, including religious leaders, to reaffirm the notion of gender equality and to promote positive images of women actively participating in social, economic and political life. [Para 18]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CyprusCyprusRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupEUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to combat domestic violence.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to uphold the rights of women and girls, and overcome the gender gap through the effective implementation of the law on gender equality and strategy for gender equality.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Guarantee that all women victims of gender-based violence have unimpeded access to effective protection and justice.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MoldovaMoldovaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Increase actions in order to effectively and systemically prevent and fight trafficking in human beings, with a focus on women and children.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Establish an inclusive regulatory framework that promotes equal opportunities and non-discrimination and the eradication of hate speech, especially for women, girls, youth and the LGTBI population.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Effectively implement the relevant policies in the field of combating domestic violence in order to prevent domestic violence and to ensure impartial and prompt investigation and prosecution of perpetrators.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
In December 2015, the Republic Public Prosecutor issued a mandatory instruction setting out the obligation to keep special records in the appellate, higher and basic public prosecutor's offices in relation to, inter alia, the criminal offense of domestic violence, and in which cases urgent action is required. Special records shall contain information on the perpetrator of the criminal offense, the injured party, the criminal offense, the undertaken actions and the rendered public prosecutor`s and court decisions, and for the criminal acts committed from hatred (Article 54a of CC) and the records on the motives for committing the criminal offense.
Public prosecutor's offices shall submit to the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office through the appellate public prosecutor's offices a quarterly report with data contained in special records, no later than the 15th day of the last month of the quarter for which the report is submitted. The appellate public prosecutor's offices shall submit summary quarterly reports to the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office no later than the 18th of the last month of the quarter for which the report is submitted.
In accordance with the mandatory instruction of the Republic Public Prosecutor, by decision of the public prosecutor of the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade as of 18 Feb. 2016, a Department for combating domestic violence was formed and a coordinator of the Department for cross-sectoral cooperation was appointed.
Deputy public prosecutors have regular monthly contacts and meetings with representatives of the CSW and the police with a view to working as efficiently as possible in order to prevent domestic violence, and contacts have also been established with the Victimological Society of Serbia, the Autonomous Women's Centre and other CSOs for better cooperation and joint action.
In the reporting period, the Association of Public Prosecutors and Deputy Public Prosecutors of the Republic of Serbia has a significant contribution in the implementation of training of public prosecutors and deputy prosecutors in the area of protection of victims of domestic violence. Numerous trainings were organized, numerous projects were implemented and publications were printed that helped to eliminate dilemmas in practice and improve the protection of victims of domestic violence. "Treatment of Domestic Violence Cases", at the end of the project, a publication titled "Treatment of Domestic Violence Cases" was issued, which contains recommendations regarding both normative improvement and practices of judicial authorities and police, cooperation of all actors including police and centres for social work (September 2014-March 2015); "Judiciary Initiative for Better Protection of Domestic Violence Victims" (June 2013-April 2014); "Partnership for the Protection of Human Rights - More Efficient Cooperation of Judiciary and Civil Society" (April 2013-April 2014).
Within the Program for Professional Development of Police Officers in the framework of compulsory education in 2016, a seminar was held on the topic "Police action in accordance with the special protocol on police action in cases of domestic and intimate partnership violence against women" attended by 1605 police officers.
By improving the normative and institutional framework in this area, preconditions for efficient implementation of the recommendation have been created and in the forthcoming period we will continue on its full implementation.
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:ChileChileRegional 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 ...