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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:PoCRS recommended Serbia to ... – with Amendments to the Criminal Code – ensure that the Law on Special Measures to Prevent Criminal Offences against Sexual Freedoms of Minors is applied to all criminal offences that include sexual activities against and towards children and ensure equal criminal legal protection for children regardless of age. [Para 5]
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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: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:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Adopt a comprehensive law on legal gender recognition and secure trans and intersex affirming healthcare, in line with international human rights standards and best practices, as well as adopting the law on same-sex partnership that was finalized in 2021.
ExplanationThe recommendation is duly noted in the part relating to adoption of a law on same-sex partnership with the explanation stated in the recommendation 131.49. … 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:SyriaSyriaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- 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:MalawiMalawiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to take steps to promote gender equality.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the mechanisms for preventing and combating gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence, in accordance with the National Strategy for the Prevention and Repression of Violence against Women and violence in the family and conjugal sphere for the period 2021–2025.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Revise and endorse the revisions of the Family Law, the Criminal Code and the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence to secure a full ban on child marriage.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:RejectedContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.Explanationit would require amendments to the relevant national legislation, which is not among current priorities.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference: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:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen anti-discrimination mechanisms, including for LGBTI persons, and continue efforts to promote the human rights of persons belonging to minorities, especially the Roma minority. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference: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:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to effectively prevent all forms of violence against women. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:POC recommended that Serbia ... amend the Criminal Code, in order to explicitly criminalize racism and intolerance based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [Para 4] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CRPD was concerned about the limited access to health services for persons with disabilities in Serbia, in particular access to sexual and reproductive health [Para 50] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:BIBIJA was particularly concerned about the lack of consideration for gender equality in strategies and action plans adopted both at the national and local level. Often these strategies, such as the Strategy for Youth do not consider the specific position of girls in society, especially of girls from minority groups. [Para 5] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:Unclear ResponseContents:To apply the Yogyakarta Principles as a guide for new policies in the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.ExplanationThe RS shall consider these recommendations. A large number of non-government organizations are currently registered in the RS. The authorities do not limit the work of national and international human rights groups, which thus conduct their work without interference. Also, all the organizational units and competent agencies of the Ministry of the Interior are conducting permanent observations in the field, undertaking concrete activities on the protection of the lives, property and other human rights and basic freedoms of citizens. In connection with the recommendation for the implementation of the Yogyakarta principles, the RS shall study those principles and work on the advancement of the position of the LGBT population. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Recommended amending section 8 of the Law on Employment and Unemployment Insurance to prohibit discrimination based on sex, and requested the Government to indicate any measures taken in this regard. [Para 9; ILO Committee] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNICEF urged Serbia to align its education laws and regulations with the 2021 Law on Gender Equality and the National Gender Equality Strategy. [Para 22]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Right to health
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:A11 recommended that Serbia undertake additional measures to end the prevailing discrimination against Roma in access to social rights and state aid and services; and ensure access to health care to members of Roma national minority, particularly to pregnant women, new mothers and children. [Para 93]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out necessary measures, including legislative amendments, to ensure that all persons born in Serbia have access to birth registration regardless of the status of their parents.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.