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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 recommended that Serbia take measures to amend existing regulations to allow birth registration regardless of the legal status of parents, and ensure that late birth registration is available and accessible for all children without discrimination ... [Para 16] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNICEF and the United Nations country team recommended ratifying the OP-ICESCR. [Para 3]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:CommentSession:15th session, February 2013Status:N/AContents:... To adopt the National Strategy against Violence and the Action Plan, which will contain sections relating to the suppression of specific forms of violence that members of the LGBT community are exposed to. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 recommended Serbia to put in place targeted measures to increase the economic activity and employment of women, particularly younger women and women from multiply marginalized social groups, especially Roma women, women with disabilities and rural women. [Para 72]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:UNICEF also urged Serbia to strengthen monitoring and child safeguarding mechanisms to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse outside of formal learning environments. [Para 84]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:CommentSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:N/AContents:Human Rights Watch welcomed the acceptance of a number of recommendations by Serbia relating to pressing human rights challenges in the country, including to combat discrimination against minorities and women, ... -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:N/AContents:The Service for Protection Coordination of Human Trafficking Victims works with victims of all forms of human trafficking (sexual exploitation, forced labour, forced begging), both national and foreign citizens, and is not responsible for illegal migration cases. [Para 103] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Introduce a law to legalize same-sex partnerships.
ExplanationNoted. The same-sex partnerships have not been legally regulated in the Republic of Serbia, and such legal regulation would imply the systemic resolving of a completely new legal institute, which by all means requires time and serious, systematic and analytical approach. Bearing in mind the new character of this institute and its contents, in respect of which there is no unified practice or standards on the international level, in respect of which the comparative legal solutions are significantly differing, it will be necessary to achieve a broad social consensus with various social subjects in respect of that issue. In addition to that, it is necessary to seriously analyse the effects of such regulations in other spheres of the law and other legal regulations, as well as the scope of their harmonisation, which, taken all together, requires certain time to be done.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LithuaniaLithuaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Consider ratifying the OP-CRC.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ZimbabweZimbabweRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUIssue:
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts towards the empowerment of all women, including through access to paid employment and economic activity.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence against women.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LuxembourgLuxembourgRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a comprehensive strategy and an action plan aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, in particular by combating gender stereotypes.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LatviaLatviaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures to eliminate gender stereotypes in the family and society, including education and employment.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:N/AContents:More than 100 local authorities for gender equality operate in the RS. Certain local self-government units have both authorities for gender equality and person in charge of gender equality and they operate simultaneously. [Para 16]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:QuestionSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Is the government of Serbia considering ratifying ... the ILO Conventions on Domestic Workers (189) ...? -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:CommentSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:N/AContents:Recommended that discrimination based on sexual orientation be specifically prohibited in the Constitution, the criminal code and other laws. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:A significant number of Roma women do not have medical insurance and therefore have no access to medical care. Pregnant women, IDPs from Kosovo whose personal documents have been destroyed and Roma women deported from Western Europe on the basis of the Readmission Agreement with host countries are in a particularly vulnerable position. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- 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:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Improve measures aimed at eradicating all forms of social stigmatization, discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, or of their status regarding HIV. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:New ZealandNew ZealandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to increase the representation of women within State and local administrations . -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:N/AContents:The Civil Society Organizations and international organizations dealing with issues of protection of migrants and refugees, particularly women, are enabled access to permanent and reception centres. [Para 141] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS5 recommended, inter alia, that Serbia conduct impartial, thorough and effective investigations into all cases of attacks, harassment, and intimidation against them and bring perpetrators of such offenses to justice. [Para 41] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Enhance efforts to enable the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to exercise their fundamental freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The new Law on Public Assembly came into force in February 2016, harmonized with contemporary standards of police work in the field of public assembly, and supporting the law to the freedom of peaceful assembly, emphasizing this right under Article 2 of the Law.
All prosecutors’ offices, under their regular competence and with the aim of protecting fundamental human rights and freedoms, act on criminal reports of violations prescribed by the Criminal Code. Endangerment of security as per Article 138 of the CC, as well as Racial and other discrimination as per Article 387 of the CC incriminate violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms based on differences in race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnicity or another personal characteristic.
Aiming to assess the need for potential preventive measures for the prevention of violence, incitement to violence and online hate speech, supervision was implemented over groups on social networks known for previous cases of displeasure with the organization and holding of the Pride Parade.
Members of the police took part in several meetings organized on the topic of improving the status of the LGBTI community. Measures and activities have been implemented regarding the safety of sexually diverse persons, further activities were considered in this field with representatives of 15 non-government organizations working on the protection of the rights of sexually diverse persons, the Ombudsman, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and representative of the Negotiation Team.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously.
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:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Formulate a systematic approach toward eradication of stereotypes regarding women in society creating a climate of zero tolerance for violence against women.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The Coordination Body for Gender Equality, within its regular activities, participates and supports projects, campaigns and initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and overcoming gender stereotypes and prejudices in Serbia.
Key examples are: the campaign "16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence", the project "Women`s Empowerment" - support for the economic empowerment of women who have endured violence; participation in regional conferences on women entrepreneurship and support to the annual award of the "Success Flower for a Dragon Woman" organized by the Association of Businesswomen, etc.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development implemented the project "Prevention of Gender-based Violence" with the aim of sensitizing employees in educational institutions on gender-based violence, responding and empowering everyone to react in cases of gender-based violence (domestic and sexual violence) and discrimination.
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.
Para 59) The UN country team stated that deep-rooted stereotypes persisted in Serbia and that there was a recent trend of re-establishing traditional roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and society, which undermined women’s social status, participation in public life and professional careers.
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:MoldovaMoldovaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Implement the national strategy to prevent domestic violence and provide training for relevant officials on domestic violence.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence provides for mandatory specialized training for representatives of the competent authorities (police, public prosecution, court). The training program is prepared by the Judicial Academy which also conducts training of judges, public prosecutors and deputy public prosecutors, while the training of competent police officers is conducted by the Criminal Police Academy. From February to May 2017, 410 police officers from 27 police departments and from the MoI headquarters were trained.
Within the Republic Institute for Social Protection, several training programs on the topic of domestic violence have been accredited, which are intended for professional workers employed in social protection institutions (CSW and institutions for accommodation of beneficiaries).
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:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Enhance measures regarding the integration of Roma citizens through the social and educational systems of the State, inter alia, by facilitating registration in the birth registry allowing them to register using a provisional address.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The fact of birth is entered into registries regardless of whether it is a child whose parents are known or not, a child without parental care, adopted child or child whose parents have no documents.
In addition to the improved normative framework (Law on Registries, amendments to the Law on Republic Administrative Fees and amendments to the Law on Extrajudicial Proceedings) systematically providing for the exercise of rights in this field of personal status, the resolution of this issue was significantly contributed to by activities under the implementation of an Agreement between the Ombudsman and line ministries with the support of the UN High Commissariat for Refugees. These agreements served to establish a mechanism for the cooperation of state bodies, the non-government sector and international organizations, providing positive results and ensuring improved exercise of rights of members of the Roma national minority for entry into the registry of births and exercise of rights based on the personal status of citizens.
The amendments to the Law on Extrajudicial Proceedings and the implementation of the agreement made it possible to resolve the issue of personal documents within the period relevant for this report for more than 25, 000 persons of Roma nationality.
The highest number of requests for subsequent entry of the fact of birth into the registry of births was received in 2009 - 9,573 and 2010 - 7,996 requests. During 2011 the number of requests was 774, in 2012 it was 1,552, in 2013 there were 784 requests, in 2014 there were 419 requests for subsequent entry of the fact of birth into the registry, in 2105 there were 1,072 requests for subsequent entry of the fact of birth into the registry resolved, and in 2016 there were 1,330 requests under the procedure of subsequent entry of the fact of birth into the registry of births, as well as 2,807 requests on the procedure of renewing the entry of the fact of birth into the registry of births. Other entries into the registry of births during the above years were conducted within the legal deadline for registering this fact.
Likewise, a certain number of persons unable to prove the fact of birth under an administrative procedure have made use of the right of entry into the registry of births in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Extrajudicial proceedings (establishing the time and place of birth). According to data obtained from the Ministry of Justice, in 2014 there were 149 proposals for establishing the time and place of birth resolved, in 2015 - 264, in 2016 - 291 proposal for establishing the time and place of birth.
Regarding the above number of resolved requests, it is impossible to disaggregate the cases related to Roma national minority members, since the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia guarantees the freedom of expression of national affiliation, as well as the lack of obligation to do so, therefore the registry of births does not contain data on national affiliation.
Likewise, in addition to the improved normative framework providing a systematic way for exercising rights in this area of personal status, a significant contribution to resolving this issue was provided by activities under the implementation of the Agreement on Understanding concluded in 2012 between the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, the Ombudsman and United Nations High Commissariat for Refugees - Office in Serbia, serving as a basis for the cooperation of all competent state bodies, the non-government sector and international organizations, resulting in a significant improvement of the exercise of the right of entry into the registry of births, as well as other rights from the area of personal status (such as the right to citizenship, the right to personal name, ID card, registration of residence, etc.)
This agreement was implemented on 31 December 2016, with all participants in the process assessing that all the measures and activities achieved to date under the cooperation of all relevant bodies have contributed to fully overcoming the problems in exercising the right to entry into the registry of births, as well as other rights under the personal status of citizens.
The introduction of the “Welcome, baby, to the world” service in April 2016 simplified the procedure of entering babies in the birth registry, the registration of citizenship and residence, as well as electronic registration for health insurance, while the baby is still at the birth centre.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
UN Compilation:
Para 36) CRC was concerned that there were currently approximately 8,500 persons who had not been registered at birth, with the vast majority declaring themselves as Roma. It was concerned that those people had limited access to the enjoyment of basic rights, including to health care, education and social protection.
Para 88) The UN country team stated that there were about 2,400 persons at risk of statelessness in Serbia, of whom several hundred lacked birth registration. An overwhelming proportion of those were Roma.
Para 89) The Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons indicated that a considerable proportion of Roma internally displaced persons did not have birth certificates. UNHCR stated that Serbia had adopted new legislation that simplified subsequent birth registration and procedures related to registration of residence. It welcomed efforts to find solutions to problems relating to access to late birth registration, which had resulted in a significant decrease in the number of Roma at risk of statelessness in the country.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 87) JS2 stated that the groups most at risk of statelessness were those who were not registered in the birth registry, … ERRC highlighted the lack of birth registration documents for many Roma in Serbia, stemming from social exclusion, discrimination and forced movement in the 1990s and recommended that Serbia amend the Law on Registries to ensure that all births are registered immediately.
Para 88) JS3 affirmed there was still no legally binding instrument that would provide Roma children born from undocumented mother to be registered in birth registry books immediately after birth.