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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:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Effectively implement the relevant policies in the field of combating domestic violence in order to prevent domestic violence and to ensure impartial and prompt investigation and prosecution of perpetrators.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
In December 2015, the Republic Public Prosecutor issued a mandatory instruction setting out the obligation to keep special records in the appellate, higher and basic public prosecutor's offices in relation to, inter alia, the criminal offense of domestic violence, and in which cases urgent action is required. Special records shall contain information on the perpetrator of the criminal offense, the injured party, the criminal offense, the undertaken actions and the rendered public prosecutor`s and court decisions, and for the criminal acts committed from hatred (Article 54a of CC) and the records on the motives for committing the criminal offense.
Public prosecutor's offices shall submit to the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office through the appellate public prosecutor's offices a quarterly report with data contained in special records, no later than the 15th day of the last month of the quarter for which the report is submitted. The appellate public prosecutor's offices shall submit summary quarterly reports to the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office no later than the 18th of the last month of the quarter for which the report is submitted.
In accordance with the mandatory instruction of the Republic Public Prosecutor, by decision of the public prosecutor of the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade as of 18 Feb. 2016, a Department for combating domestic violence was formed and a coordinator of the Department for cross-sectoral cooperation was appointed.
Deputy public prosecutors have regular monthly contacts and meetings with representatives of the CSW and the police with a view to working as efficiently as possible in order to prevent domestic violence, and contacts have also been established with the Victimological Society of Serbia, the Autonomous Women's Centre and other CSOs for better cooperation and joint action.
In the reporting period, the Association of Public Prosecutors and Deputy Public Prosecutors of the Republic of Serbia has a significant contribution in the implementation of training of public prosecutors and deputy prosecutors in the area of protection of victims of domestic violence. Numerous trainings were organized, numerous projects were implemented and publications were printed that helped to eliminate dilemmas in practice and improve the protection of victims of domestic violence. "Treatment of Domestic Violence Cases", at the end of the project, a publication titled "Treatment of Domestic Violence Cases" was issued, which contains recommendations regarding both normative improvement and practices of judicial authorities and police, cooperation of all actors including police and centres for social work (September 2014-March 2015); "Judiciary Initiative for Better Protection of Domestic Violence Victims" (June 2013-April 2014); "Partnership for the Protection of Human Rights - More Efficient Cooperation of Judiciary and Civil Society" (April 2013-April 2014).
Within the Program for Professional Development of Police Officers in the framework of compulsory education in 2016, a seminar was held on the topic "Police action in accordance with the special protocol on police action in cases of domestic and intimate partnership violence against women" attended by 1605 police officers.
By improving the normative and institutional framework in this area, preconditions for efficient implementation of the recommendation have been created and in the forthcoming period we will continue on its full implementation.
UN Compilation:
Para 56) The UN country team noted that girls and women in Serbia were still frequently exposed to gender-based violence, such as violence in family and partner relationships, sexual harassment and rape.
Para 57) The UN country team noted the adoption in 2016 of a law on the prevention of domestic violence, as well as amendments to provisions of the Criminal Code on rape and related non-consensual sex, stalking, sexual harassment, forced marriage and genital mutilation.
Para 58) CEDAW remained concerned about the increasing number of women murdered by their husbands, ex-husbands or partners and the significant disparity among the number of police interventions, the number of criminal charges filed and the number of persons convicted of domestic violence against women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 8) POC stated that the protection of women against violence was not efficient enough.
Para 58) JS4 underscored the high number of women murdered in the context of domestic and intimate partner violence. It asserted that the State had no system for monitoring and analysing this phenomenon, a new National Strategy to prevent all forms of violence against women 2016-2020 had not been adopted, and a systematic approach to combatting stereotypes and discrimination of women, promotion of gender equality and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls in the education system, had not been established.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference: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:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take positive measures to protect and enhance the rights of LGBT persons and facilitate their integration into society.ImplementationNational 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.
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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:PalestinePalestineRegional groupObserverPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts in connection with ... the fight against child trafficking, child prostitution and pornography.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
Within MoESTD there is a group for protection against violence and discrimination, which in December 2013 conducted a survey to explore the incidence of gender-based violence in primary and secondary schools in RS. The authors of this research are, in addition to MoESTD, Centre for Gender Studies of the Faculty of Political Sciences, UNICEF and the Institute of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy.
The survey was conducted as part of two programs: the United Nations Joint Project "Integrated Response to Violence against Women" in cooperation with UNICEF, UNDP and UN Women. The other program is "School without Violence", which is implemented by the MoESTD with the professional and financial support of UNICEF. The results showed that a total of 69% of primary school students and as many as 74% of secondary school students at least once experienced at least one form of gender-based violence. The Group for protection against violence and discrimination, in cooperation with civil society, implemented the National Study on the Social Problem of Sexual Abuse of Children in the RS with the aim of assessing the degree of sexual violence against children.
The "School without Violence" program included 274 schools (253 primary and 24 secondary schools), 17,000 teachers who passed training for prevention of violence and 229,000 students. An interactive website "School without Violence" was created, www.sbn.rs, which provides the necessary information in the field of violence prevention. The capacity was strengthened with 60 mentors for work in the field of prevention of violence on the topic of prevention of digital violence, gender-based violence - domestic and sexual violence, as well as 88 advisors for work on the MoESTD SOS telephone line for reporting violence in schools. 0800200201, free line with on-call duty every working day, from 7.30-15.30.
An instrument for assessing the safety of the school environment, gender-based and digital violence and the Safety Assessment Manual for the school environment has been developed in the framework of assessing the fulfilment of quality standards of educational institutions and strengthening the capacity of schools and educational advisers to monitor the security of the school environment.
In order to prevent and protect children from all forms of violence, several projects have been implemented:
"Prevention and Protection of Children against Violence in Sports" - conducted in the period 2013 - 2014 and within it the Model Protocol for the Protection of Children and Youth against Violence in Recreational and Sports Activities was developed. With the Astra Citizens' Association, in 2014 the MoI signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the establishment of an effective system for the protection of missing children in the Republic of Serbia and a SOS line for missing children – 116000 – was established.
"Click Safe - Centre for Safe Internet Serbia" - started in 2014. In accordance with the project goal, procedures for reception and processing of harmful and unauthorized contents have been adopted and the internet portal Net Patrol has been activated, which is an electronic mechanism for filing applications for illegal or harmful content on the internet of the Safe Internet Centre. This portal is a member of the network of organizations "Inhope" - an international association of "hotlines" on the internet. During 2014 and 2015, 46 links were posted online on the Net Patrol website. Also, in 2015, the celebration of the Safe Internet Day was held in which 150 students from primary and secondary schools took part, and the main topic was the exchange of various explicit contents on social networks, as well as the phenomenon of sexually explicit footage (the so-called "selfie" and similar footage) and the responsibility of state institutions.
"Empowering children and young people with disabilities to react to abuse and neglect" - in 2014 and 2015, 10 seminars were held "Protection of children and young people with developmental disabilities against abuse and neglect." 42 police officers from the MoI with certificates for dealing with minors participated in training sessions. As one of the main results of the project, "Guide for Implementation of the Protocol for Protection of Children against Abuse and Neglect in Relation to Children and Young People with Developmental Disabilities" was prepared and then presented at the final international conference held in January 2016 in Belgrade, after which police departments in the Republic of Serbia were informed that the Guide could be downloaded from the website www.cpd.org.rs/reports and used in the immediate work.
IPA 2013 "Improving the Rights of the Child through Strengthening the Judiciary and Social Protection System in Serbia" - in the course of 2015 and 2016, a round table "Improving the Child Protection System against Violence" was organized, 15 information sessions were held to protect a minor as a victim and a witness in pre-investigative and criminal proceedings involving 170 police officers. The leaflet and poster "Protection of children victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings" were made, which were distributed to police departments and stations.
Within the "Program of UNICEF Office in Belgrade regarding the Improvement of Capacities for Combating Neglect, Violence, Abuse and Misuse of Children via the Internet" which commenced in 2015, the MoI was donated equipment for the needs of the Department for the Fight against High-Tech Crime, an analysis was made regarding the existing legal instruments for the protection of children against violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation, and Basic Training of Police Officers to Combat Criminal Offenses in the Field of Sexual Abuse of Minors was conducted. Training was attended by 70 police officers with certificates for dealing with minors.
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.
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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:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:UNCT stated that ratification of OP-ICESCR would be of specific importance as it would introduce the much needed mechanism for individual complaints, which would focus on violations of economic, social and cultural rights. [Para 6] -
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:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:ECPAT recommended ratification of OP-CRC-IC. JS1 recommended that the Government of Serbia take measures to prepare law proposal on ratification of the same optional protocol by end of 2013 [Para 2] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:QuestionSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:What measures will Serbia take to ensure that perpetrators of violence against women and children are prevented from returning to the family home?
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference: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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:Reference AddressedContents:Following her visit to Serbia, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders recommended in 2008: ... to adopt a national plan or strategy on human rights with specific measures for the protection of human rights defenders and their activities, including the protection of defenders in vulnerable positions, like women defenders in rural areas and defenders working on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights. [Para 44] -
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] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents: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:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:A11 and JS1 recommended Serbia to ratify the OPs-CRC and OP-ICESCR. [Para 17]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Contraception
- Marginalized groups of women
- HIV and AIDS
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW urged Serbia to raise public awareness of modern forms of contraception; collect statistics on adolescent pregnancy, disaggregated by age, origin and geographical area; ensure unhindered access to health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, early prevention programmes for breast and cervical cancer and free antiretroviral treatment, for all women and girls, including Roma women and women with disabilities, including those in institutions; and raise awareness among women of the benefits of early preventive measures. [Para 67]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Increase efforts to investigate the role of suspected senior-level perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; establish comprehensive mechanisms to afford reparations to all victims, including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, and ensure that State officials respect court decisions.
ExplanationThe part of the recommendation relating to reparations to the victims is not completely clear, bearing in mind that the reparations are paid between two states, and in that part this recommendation does not enjoy support from the Republic of Serbia.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Conduct awareness-raising campaigns about the nature of domestic violence.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure adequate protection for all citizens, including members of the LGBT community, by, inter alia, allowing them to assemble to publicly promote their human rights and identifying and prosecuting those who commit violence against those who participate in peaceful assemblies.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
In February 2014 the Ministry of the Interior adopted an Action plan for improving the work and cooperation of the police with representatives and associations working on the improvement of the status of LGBTI persons, with the aim of developing and improving community police work, particularly under the segment of training development, action and cooperation of police officers with representatives of associations of sexually diverse persons. The Action Plan was fully implemented, with the key activities being the appointment of a liaison officer for the LGBTI population, the development of a Manual for Police Work with the LGBTI population and training of police officers.
Employees of the Ministry and police have the obligation of equal treatment towards all regardless of their racial, sexual or national affiliation, their diversity stemming from social origin, birth, religion, political or other belief or affiliation, gender and gender identity, property, culture, language, age or psychological or physical disability (Article 5 of the Law on Police).
The Special Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime is the recipient of criminal reports of criminal offences of Endangering Security as per Article 138 of the CC committed against members of the LGBTI community.
The Special Prosecution for High-Tech Crime has established successful cooperation with members of the LGBTI community and relevant organizations during previous years.
Representatives of the LGBTI community and relevant organizations participate in criminal proceedings as victims/witnesses.
The service for informing victims and witnesses at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade started working on 10 April 2014.
In 2015 the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Victimological Association of Serbia, to provide the necessary assistance and support to victims and witnesses.A number of specialized staff trainings have been held at the Service for informing victims and witnesses, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, along with specialized trainings of deputies in higher public prosecutor’s offices regarding support to victims and witnesses.
These activities 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 against them persisted.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LebanonLebanonRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Create a national mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy for the period 2022–2030.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:ArmeniaArmeniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue further realization of the Action Plan for implementation of the National Strategy for Improving the Position of Women and Promoting Gender Equality.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The findings of the Evaluation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Improvement of the Status of Women and Improving Gender Equality 2010-2015 indicate a degree of progress was achieved in the above areas, particularly regarding the improvement of the legal framework in the field of equal participation of women and men in the political life, anti-discrimination, labour and employment, as well as establishing institutional mechanisms for gender equality, improving gender-sensitive statistics and increased visibility of the issue of violence against women. The selected strategic areas and targeted interventions were confirmed to be relevant, but some areas need to be expanded or redefined.
In February 2016 the Government of RS adopted the National Gender Equality Strategy for 2016-2020 with an Action Plan 2016-2018. The Strategy contains three primary goals: 1) change of gender patterns and improvement of cultural gender equality; 2) increasing the equality of women and men by applying equal opportunity policies; and 3) systematic introduction of gender perspectives into the adoption, implementation and monitoring of public policy.
The first report on the implementation of the National Gender Equality Strategy and relevant Action Plan has been developed.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously implemented.
National Report:
Para 101) The Coordination Body for Gender Equality, which is headed by a Deputy Prime Minister, since its establishment in 2014 has undertaken a number of activities with the aim of improving the status of women and gender equality.
Para 102) After 2016 parliamentary and local elections, a woman was appointed as the Speaker of the National Assembly, and 34.54% of MPs are women. The percentage is similar in every city and municipal assembly.
Para 103) After the presidential election of May 2017 changes occurred in the Government. For the first time, a woman was appointed Prime Minister of Serbia. Out of 21 ministers, four are women, one of them is a Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordination Body for Gender Equality. Five women are presidents of administrative districts, and 12 are mayors.
Para 104) There are more than 100 local bodies for gender equality.
Para 105) Regulations applied in local government bodies and the autonomous provincial government bodies enable equal access to jobs for both genders. The 2015 Law on the Budget System introduced a gender-sensitive budgeting and an obligation that all budget
beneficiaries must apply it by 2020 at the latest.
Para 106) Since February 2016, the Republic of Serbia has used the EU gender equality index in six fields: distribution of time, money, work, knowledge, power, health and in two subfields: violence against women and inter-sectoral differences. According to indicators, gender equality index for the Republic of Serbia is 40.60%.
Para 107) The Government has adopted a National Strategy for Gender Equality in February 201622 for the period 2016–2020 with the Action Plan for the period 2016–2018.
Para 108) The National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia (2017–2020) – was adopted on May 19, 2017. The second National Action Plan includes a greater number of actors with the focus on the implementation of reforms at the local level.
Para 111) Of a total number of state employees, 62.4% are women, there are 53.23% of women in leadership positions, and 45% of state officials are women. …
UN Compilation:
Para 38) CESCR remained concerned about the high unemployment rate in Serbia, which disproportionately affected women, …
Para 39) [CESCR] was concerned about the low employment rate of women and the prevalence of gender discrimination in employment.
Para 60) The UN country team indicated that only 5 per cent of municipal presidents or mayors, and 29 per cent of the councillors in local assemblies, were women. CESCR was concerned about the underrepresentation of women in the national and local government bodies and public sector positions. The UN country team indicated that fewer women than men were employed (42 per cent as compared to 58 per cent).
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 60) JS4 indicated that there were municipalities which had not established equality mechanisms.