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UN Member State or Permanent Observer making sexual rights related recommendations, comments or asking questions to the State under Review.

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  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Malaysia

    Malaysia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    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).
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    3rd session, December 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Article 18 of the Labour Law (2005) prohibits direct and indirect discrimination of persons seeking employment, as well as the employees, for reasons of sex, birth, language, race, skin colour, age, pregnancy, health condition, and/or disability, ethnic origin, religion, marital status, family obligations, sexual orientation, political or other convictions, social background, property status, membership in political organisations, trade unions, or any other personal characteristic. [Para 67]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    The National Coalition for Combating Child Marriage submitted proposals for amending the Family Law, the Criminal Code and the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence. The social media campaign entitled "Childhood, not Marriage" was also launched. The draft amendments to the Family Law envisage, among other things, the abolition of the
    possibility of child marriages, ... [Para 61]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Early marriage
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    UNICEF urged Serbia to revise and endorse the revisions to the Family Law, the Criminal Code and the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence to secure a full ban on child marriage, effective protection of all victims of gender-based violence and more adequate sanctioning of perpetrators. [Para 9]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS1 further recommended the government to conduct a national campaign on the harmfulness of gender stereotypes; ensure that misogynous and sexist statements are penalized adequately; and secure reliable and disaggregated official data on violence against women, including femicide and urgently form a body that will monitor femicide. [Para 73]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    The United Nations country team recommended that Serbia provide full protection to the rights of women with disabilities, including in the area of sexual and reproductive health, [Para 91]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    3rd session, December 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Elementary school drop outs of many Roma girls are happening with silent permission of the educational staff and school directors. [Para 35]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Moldova

    Moldova
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Reinforce measures to prevent child sex tourism and to combat child pornography on the Internet.
    Implementation
    National Report Annex:
    Aiming to combat child pornography, amendments to the Criminal Code have introduced the definition of child pornography into the legal system, adding new paragraphs incriminating access to child pornography.
    Items of pornographic content produced by exploitation of minors (child pornography) are considered to be any materials visually displaying an underage person engaged in real or simulated sexually explicit behaviour, along with any displaying of the sexual organs of a child for sexual purposes.
    A strengthening of capacities is planned for the coming period regarding an increase in the number of police officers working on combating online child abuse for pornographic purposes.
    Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 11) POC indicated that there was no system in place to prevent and combat the living conditions and work of children on the street. POC asserted that the Law on Public Law and Order did not treat children involved in child begging, prostitution and other forms of exploitation as victims.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Czechia

    Czechia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • 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:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take further steps to protect the LGBT population from intolerance, hate speech, and physical attacks as well as to ensure the better inclusion of the LBGT population and to promote tolerance in this regard.
    Implementation
    National Report Annex:
    The programme “Improvement of the social welfare system for LGBTI persons and their families”, implemented by the NGO association “Duga Šabac” with the support of the Government of Serbia and the Council of Europe, organized trainings for staff at social work centres for treatment of LGBTI persons and members of their families. A total of 1037 professionals in the social welfare system from 146 social work centres and 3 centres for family accommodation and adoption have been educated to date through the basic accredited training. Advanced trainings have been completed by another 300 experts in social work centres.
    The Republic Institute for Social Protection accredited two training programmes for working with LGBTI persons, intended for professionals employed in the social welfare system. These are: 1. Guidelines for working with sexual minorities in the social work system (DUGA) and 2. Advanced training for working with sexual and gender minorities in the social work system (DUGA). After these trainings, cooperation is frequently established in specific cases, with initiatives for support programmes to parents of LGBTI persons also initiated.
    The implementation of the two-year project “Creation of tolerance and understanding towards the LGBT population in Serbian society” has been completed, implemented by the Office for Human and Minority Rights, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway.
    The implementation of the two-year project “Creation of tolerance and understanding towards the LGBT population in Serbian society” has been completed, implemented by the Office for Human and Minority Rights, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway. Public awareness-raising campaigns were implemented under this project on problems faced by LGBT persons, trainings for journalists on ethical reporting on the LGBT population, the capacities of social work centres and judicial bodies for adequate treatment of LGBT persons have been strengthened.
    Likewise, 28 projects and campaigns by civil society organizations were supported, aimed towards prevention and raising public awareness, thus implementing the measure contained in the Action Plan envisaging ensuring effective prevention of acts of violence and intolerance. Documentary films, video spots and video clips, shows, a number of professional and media events, performances, workshops and trainings were implemented as part of the campaigns. Activities also involve constant communication with national and local media, as well as communication on social networks aimed at raising awareness of the rights of LGBTI persons and facilitating their integration in the community.
    Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation 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.

    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.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    In 2010, CRC recommended that Serbia ratify ... the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (2007). [Para 3]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The HR Committee was concerned about the gap between women and men as regards the principle of equal pay for equal work. [Para 66]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    15th session, February 2013
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    JS4 noted that on 20 July 2011, the Serbian Parliament adopted new amendments to the Law on Healthcare, one of which refers to transsexual people that would enable sex reassignment procedures to be covered by health insurance. However, JS4 noted that the amendment was very vague and the Government failed to provide relevant institutions with clear instructions on implementing the Law. [Para 65]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Australia

    Australia
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    PIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen discrimination protections for LGBTI persons, and enact legislation that includes protection from discrimination on the grounds of intersex status.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Poland

    Poland
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Promote the participation of women in public and political life, and in the labour market.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Cyprus

    Cyprus
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • HIV and AIDS
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The Human Rights Committee recommended that Serbia strengthen measures to eradicate all forms of social stigmatization of and discrimination and violence against persons based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or HIV status ... [Para 13]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Vietnam

    Vietnam
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue efforts to combat domestic violence.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    29th Session, January 2018
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    JS4 recommended inter alia, that Serbia completely harmonise criminal legislation with EU standards, increase security of women against gender-based violence, and ensure effective and accessible legal protection and psychosocial support for victims. [Para 59]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Malaysia

    Malaysia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    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.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Ecuador

    Ecuador
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Guarantee that all women victims of gender-based violence have unimpeded access to effective protection and justice.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Moldova

    Moldova
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    CIS
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Increase actions in order to effectively and systemically prevent and fight trafficking in human beings, with a focus on women and children.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    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.
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    3rd session, December 2008
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Special measures aimed at expediating the achievement of gender equality in the area of political rights were introduced in 2002 for the first time by virtue of the Local Elections Law. Under Article 20, Paragraph 3, the Law proscribes that at least 30 per cent of candidates listed on the electoral list must be the candidates belonging to a less-represented gender. The very same provision is also contained in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of the new Local Elections Law which was enacted in 2007. At national level, special measures were introduced in 2004 by the Law amending the Law on the Election of Deputies to the Assembly. Under added Article 40a, the Law specifies that the number of candidates of the gender less represented on the electoral list shall be at least 30 per cent of the total number. By virtue of the Decision on Election of Deputies to Assembly of the AP Vojvodina, the same rule was introduced in this Autonomous Province in 2004. The results of the implementation of electoral quotas of 30 per cent for candidates belonging to less represented gender indicate that participation of female Deputies in 2007 elections rose to 20.4 per cent. The representation of female Deputies in City Councils and Municipality Councils rose to 21.3 per cent after the elections held in 2004. [Para 52]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    3rd session, December 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Requests for peaceful demonstrations by sexual minorities have been denied with the explanation that such events would provoke the public. [Para 31]
  • State Under Review:

    Serbia

    Serbia
    Regional group
    EEG
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • 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 Documentation
    Session:
    43rd Session, May 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    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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