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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue developing actions to improve the status of women and gender equality. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to ensure non-discriminatory and adequate maternal healthcare for Roma mothers and young children. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:XY-Spectrum recommended, inter alia, to include sex characteristics as a specific basis in antidiscrimination legislation. [Para 20] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- 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:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Form an official database on femicides in the country.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to combat misogyny in public spaces and discourses and promote the dignity of women in economic, political, and social life.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:GambiaGambiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen existing legislation and equally develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence against women and children and persons with disabilities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LaosLaosRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts toward promoting and protecting the human rights of vulnerable groups, including women, children and persons with disabilities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MauritiusMauritiusRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Put in place a definite anti-poverty policy and ensuing measures, to reduce gender inequality between women and men and to increase women’s participation in economic activities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW recommended in 2007 that Serbia adopt comprehensive measures to address violence against women in accordance with its general recommendation No. 19; consider adopting a domestic violence law that would consolidate relevant elements currently found in the Criminal Code and the Family Law; and implement training for the judiciary and public officials, in particular law enforcement personnel and health-service providers, ensuring that they are sensitized to all forms of violence against women, in particular domestic violence, and can provide adequate support to victims. [Para 15] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- 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:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take concrete steps to protect its LGBTI citizens and their freedom of assembly and expression.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
In order to provide efficient implementation of the law, trainings were provided for employees in the public sector, civil society and local self-governments. The capacities for treating vulnerable social groups have been strengthened for employees in public administration, police, courts and prosecution.
The courts provide protection from discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, the Anti-Discrimination Law, the Law on the Prevention of Discrimination of Persons with Disabilities, the Law on Preventing Workplace Abuse.
Aiming to sanction the incitement of national, racial or religious hatred, amendments to the Criminal Code of RS introduced a new Article 54a, introducing special circumstances for issuing a penalty for a criminal offence committed through hatred. […]
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 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. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take necessary measures to ensure equal treatment as well as consider ways of helping to eradicate stereotypes for women in rural areas.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
Based on the Rulebook on incentives to improve economic activities in rural areas through support for non-agricultural activities, between 2014 and 2016 the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection disbursed approximately RSD 60 million in subsidies for 144 women, who held priority because they submitted call documents as bearers of an agricultural estate.
The Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia for 2014-2020 provides an overview of gender equality in rural areas, namely in the domain of economic participation among the rural population.
Within the draft National Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Serbia for 2015-2020, under the measures envisaged for the selection criteria, priority is given to female entrepreneurs, and/or women bearers of an agricultural estate.
The ministry competent for labour and employment issued a Call for support to projects for the economic empowerment of women in November 2016, selecting 12 projects including projects intended for organic food production. The total value of these projects was RSD 3 million, implemented during the first half of 2017.
In 2017, for the first time, measures of credit support are being applied with a more favourable interest rate of 1% issued to women, owners of agricultural estates. Likewise, women members of agricultural estates will, for the first time during this year, have paid maternity leave. The cadastre reform continues to enable monitoring the registration of the property of owners of both sexes into the cadastre.
An additional measure for the economic empowerment of women is being implemented through the option of providing spouses, when jointly purchasing real estate, with the option of registering their rights to the real estate at the lowest fee. The goal of the measure is to increase the number of women registered in the cadastre, to protect the property rights of women over common property and thus contribute to their equality and economic empowerment.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
UN Compilation:
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.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Come up with a comprehensive national strategy to prevent and combat domestic violence, and conduct awareness campaigns at the national level.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
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".
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: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:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take appropriate measure to ensure ... that birth registration is available and accessible for all children without discrimination.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.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CERD was concerned that Roma lacked personal identification documents and birth certificates, and urged Serbia to ensure that all persons lacking personal documents have access to registration and documents to exercise their rights. The HR Committee raised similar concerns and recommendations. [Para 56] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:According to JS4, same-sex couples are deprived of any form of legal recognition thus deprived of any rights as a family even if they co-habit and constitute the de facto family. JS4 noted that same-sex couples were not allowed to jointly adopt children as Serbian law did not recognize any parental or custodial rights and obligations for a partner in a same-sex couple regarding the child of the other partner and prohibited second-parent adoption of the child. [Para 43] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Serbia develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence against women, including by combating gender stereotypes. [Para 74]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:OSCE-ODIHR recommended Serbia to ... improve relevant mechanisms for hate crime recording and data collection, including gender disaggregated data … [Para 34]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Amend the Criminal Code in order to explicitly criminalize racism and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination, including against women, children, Roma and LGBTI persons. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Monitor and step up efforts to implement the legislation on domestic and gender-based violence and strengthen support for victims. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:CoE pointed out the CoE-Commissioner called on the authorities to ensure that all acts of violence against women, including domestic violence, are effectively investigated and prosecuted. [Para 59] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The ILO Committee of Experts requested that the Government address the stereotypes and assumptions ... regarding their suitability for certain jobs, and to promote equal sharing of family responsibilities. [Para 59]