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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:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Increase efforts leading to the adoption of a law on unions between same-sex couples, thus guaranteeing the recognition of sexual and gender diversity.
ExplanationNoted. The same-sex partnerships have not been legally regulated in the Republic of Serbia, and such legal regulation would imply the systemic resolving of a completely new legal institute, which by all means requires time and serious, systematic and analytical approach. Bearing in mind the new character of this institute and its contents, in respect of which there is no unified practice or standards on the international level, in respect of which the comparative legal solutions are significantly differing, it will be necessary to achieve a broad social consensus with various social subjects in respect of that issue. In addition to that, it is necessary to seriously analyse the effects of such regulations in other spheres of the law and other legal regulations, as well as the scope of their harmonisation, which, taken all together, requires certain time to be done.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the existing normative framework on gender equality, by securing reliable and disaggregated data on violence against women and girls in Serbia, including femicides.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue national efforts in compliance with the “Strategy for gender equality” and its action plan.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PakistanPakistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Further reinforce measures to combat violence against women.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PeruPeruRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Early marriage
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to combat gender-based violence and child marriage, which disproportionately affect Roma women and girls, by strengthening their access to effective protection mechanisms.
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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
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Pursue efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and violence, in particular against persons belonging to minorities and LGBTI+ persons.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to strengthen awareness raising on the rights of persons with disability, in particular with regard to women and girls with disability.
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen efforts to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Take the necessary measures to promote the participation of women in the labour market in a wider range of occupations, including through awareness-raising to overcome gender stereotypes. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:GabonGabonRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to combat domestic violence. -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:POC recommended that Serbia adopt a National Strategy for the Prevention and Suppression of Domestic Violence and Partnerships and an Action Plan and to ensure measures on violence prevention were taken and a network of services for women victims of violence was put in place. [Para 9] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:N/AContents:Article 18 of the Labour Law (2005) prohibits direct and indirect discrimination of persons seeking employment, as well as the employees, for reasons of sex, birth, language, race, skin colour, age, pregnancy, health condition, and/or disability, ethnic origin, religion, marital status, family obligations, sexual orientation, political or other convictions, social background, property status, membership in political organisations, trade unions, or any other personal characteristic. [Para 67] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Requests for peaceful demonstrations by sexual minorities have been denied with the explanation that such events would provoke the public. [Para 31] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:N/AContents:Since the mid-term report, the R Serbia has fulfilled all its obligations towards UN
treaty bodies:
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submitted reports: Report on the Implementation of the Four Priority Recommendations8
from the Concluding Observations of the CEDAW Committee Pertaining to the Fourth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the CEDAW Convention (April 2021); ... Fourth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the ICCPR (July 2021) and Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports on the Implementation of the CRC (May 2022).
• presented reports: ... Third Periodic Report on the Implementation of the ICESCR
(February 2022). [Para 24]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:PolandPolandRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To implement a comprehensive national strategy to prevent trafficking and sexual exploitation of children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 74) Prevention, combating trafficking in human beings and assistance and protection of victims in RS are achieved at the strategic and operational level through the National Mechanism for coordination and development of the anti-human trafficking policy and National Mechanism for identification, referral, assistance and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings.
Para 75) The Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Education in the field of fight against trafficking in human beings was signed on 12 November 2009. The signatories assumed an obligation to establish a special and direct cooperation in developing the National Mechanism for identification, assistance and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings in accordance with the Strategy for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings in RS.
Para 76) Specific results of the Agreement are that the Law on Health Care and Law on Health Insurance envisage better and more comprehensive protection of victims of trafficking in human beings, both domestic and international. The Law on Social Protection envisages that victims of trafficking in human beings fall into a category that enjoys special social protection.
Para 77) In August 2009, the Law on Amendments and Addenda to the Criminal Code amended provisions of Article 388 - Trafficking in Human Beings, by increasing the legal minimum and maximum, in terms of the basic form of an offense, whereas envisaged sentence of imprisonment for the basic form ranges "from three to twelve years of imprisonment", without a possibility of pronouncing sentence below the legal minimum. Also, it is envisaged that users of human trafficking services shall be punished with imprisonment. Amendments and addenda to Article 389 have also been adopted, which now reads "Trafficking in Juvenile for Adoption", and which has increased the age limit and juveniles are protected from all forms of exploitation and trafficking.
Para 78) For the purposes of operationalisation of the National Action Plan Against Trafficking in Human Beings for the period 2009-2011 (2009), on 1 June 2010 was initiated the Joint Program for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings "UN GIFT Serbia" implemented by UN agencies (UNHCR, IOM and UNODC) in cooperation with the Government.
Para 79) Activities of the Joint Program include: establishment of the Center for Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings which will incorporate the Service for Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings; establishment of the first national Shelter for urgent accommodation of victims of trafficking in human beings; establishment of the Direct Aid Fund; establishment of Legal Clinics for fight against trafficking in human beings at three faculties of law (Belgrade, Novi Sad and Nis).
Para 80) The Ministry of Interior commenced with the development of a new strategy under a working title "National Strategy for Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting Victims in RS", which shall supersede the previous Strategy for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings from 2006.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 6) ECPAT noted that Serbia had no specific child protection law and that most provisions protecting children against sexual exploitation were included in the Criminal Code ... -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNICEF and the United Nations country team recommended ratifying the OP-ICESCR. [Para 3]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in fighting discrimination based on ... gender and sexual orientation.ImplementationThe Strategy for the improvement of the status of women and improvement of gender equality 2011-2015 established a comprehensive and consistent state policy aimed at eliminating the discrimination of women, improving their status, and integrating the principle of gender equality in all areas of activity of system institutions as one of the factors for the modernization and democratization of society. The Strategy covered areas regarding the participation of women in drafting public policy, in decision-making, in business, as well as in the field of education, healthcare, elimination of violence against women, as well as the issue of gender stereotypes in media.
The new National Strategy for Gender Equality 2016-2020 and the Action Plan for 2016-2018 aims one of the strategic goals towards increasing the equality of women and men by applying equal opportunity policies and measures with the objective of, inter alia, improving the status of groups of women discriminated against and vulnerable based on multiple grounds.
The Strategy for the prevention and protection from discrimination and relevant action plan are used to implement activities towards the improvement of the status of persons of diverse sexual orientation.
The Action plan for the exercise of the rights of national minorities is being implemented with the aim of combating discrimination based on ethnic differences. Various media campaigns are stimulating the development of awareness on the culture of diversity among the general public.
The adoption of the Law on Gender Equality is expected. The Draft Law is in the presentation phase, and a positive opinion of the content was provided by over 25 institutions, independent bodies and civil society organizations. The Law will pay particular attention to the prevention of violence against women, as well as measures for their economic empowerment.
The Strategy for the Prevention and Protection from Discrimination in the Republic of Serbia and the relevant Action Plan establish the policy of the Government of the Republic of Serbia through 2018 in the field of prevention and protection from discrimination. It is the first document treating the issue of discrimination in a comprehensive manner.
The Strategy recognizes nine vulnerable social groups exposed to increased risk of discrimination in various areas; based on affiliation with national minorities; women; LGBT persons; persons with disabilities; elderly persons; children; refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable migrant groups; based on religious affiliation and other persons whose health may be a reason for discrimination.
The systematic nature of monitoring the implementation of measures and activities is achieved through the work of the Government Council for monitoring the implementation of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention and Protection from Discrimination.
The Council was established on 13 August 2015, tasked with monitoring progress in the implementation of measures and activities, adherence to the envisaged timeframes, and timely warnings of challenges in implementing measures under the realization of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy. The Council has 14 members, representatives of state bodies, autonomous province bodies, local self-governments, representatives of civil society organizations and the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media.
Representatives of the competent committee of the National Assembly of Serbia, Ombudsman, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Protection of Personal Data, as well as Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the provincial Ombudsman have the right to attend Council sessions and otherwise be involved in its work. If needed, the Council may invite representatives of other bodies and organizations to attend their sessions.
Aiming to establish continuity in monitoring the measures and activities envisaged by the Action Plan, as well as more efficient intersectoral cooperation, all sectors tasked with the implementation of goals from the action plan nominated contact persons and their deputies.
The Action Plan is being monitored through periodic reports, with five periodic reports on the implementation of the Action Plan produced thus far, concluding with Q2 2017.
As part of the preparations for drafting a new strategic document, since the current Strategy is valid through 2018, the professional analysis is under way of the effects of the application of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention and Protection from Discrimination for the period 2014-2018.
In the field of protection of Roma, national minorities, women, persons with disabilities, strategies and action plans are being implemented for the improvement of the status of these vulnerable social groups.
In accordance with the Rulebook on the contents and method of submitting the Plan of measures for eliminating or mitigating the unequal representation of sexes and the annual report on its implementation to the competent ministry, the Ministry of Labour received 428 plans and reports by businesses in 2016, and another 409 by 31 March 2017.
During 2015 labour inspectors completed 3,157 cases of supervision over the application of the Gender Equality Law, and adopted two decisions to eliminate deficiencies. Employers were ordered to adopt a Plan of measures for eliminating the unequal representation of sexes, as well as to rectify their records on the gender structure of employees.
One deposition was made to the Labour Inspectorate in 2015 regarding a violation of the Gender Equality Law. During 2016, labour inspectors completed 1,632 cases of supervision over the application of the Gender Equality Law, and found no irregularities.
Due to the need of harmonizing the existing Gender Equality Law with the European Union regulations and standards, work is under way on a new draft Law on Gender Equality.
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:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 recommended Serbia to put in place targeted measures to increase the economic activity and employment of women, particularly younger women and women from multiply marginalized social groups, especially Roma women, women with disabilities and rural women. [Para 72]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:LibyaLibyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Develop a work plan to implement the National Strategy of 2011 to prevent violence against women.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The Coordination Body for Gender Equality has initiated the adoption of a new strategy for preventing and combating domestic and intimate partnership violence against women, accompanied by an action plan. Collecting the opinions of the competent state bodies on the initiative is in progress.
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:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:UNICEF also urged Serbia to strengthen monitoring and child safeguarding mechanisms to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse outside of formal learning environments. [Para 84]
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State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Take steps to protect the right to freedom of assembly and freedom of opinion and expression by ensuring the effective investigation and prosecution of alleged threats and violence by various non-state actors and extremist groups toward individuals and groups, including ... individuals based on their sexual orientation.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
The new Law on Public Assembly came into force in February 2016, harmonized with contemporary standards of police work in the field of public assembly, and supporting the law to the freedom of peaceful assembly, emphasizing this right under Article 2 of the Law.
All prosecutors’ offices, under their regular competence and with the aim of protecting fundamental human rights and freedoms, act on criminal reports of violations prescribed by the Criminal Code. Endangerment of security as per Article 138 of the CC, as well as Racial and other discrimination as per Article 387 of the CC incriminate violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms based on differences in race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnicity or another personal characteristic.
Aiming to assess the need for potential preventive measures for the prevention of violence, incitement to violence and online hate speech, supervision was implemented over groups on social networks known for previous cases of displeasure with the organization and holding of the Pride Parade.
Members of the police took part in several meetings organized on the topic of improving the status of the LGBTI community. Measures and activities have been implemented regarding the safety of sexually diverse persons, further activities were considered in this field with representatives of 15 non-government organizations working on the protection of the rights of sexually diverse persons, the Ombudsman, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and representative of the Negotiation Team.
Activities aimed at implementing the recommendation are being continuously.
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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee was concerned that more than half of the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation were minors, and recommended that Serbia combat the phenomenon; prosecute and punish all those responsible; and provide victims with rehabilitation, assistance and protection. [Para 43] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:ECPAT also noted the provision of the Serbian Criminal Code stipulating that Serbian citizens can only be prosecuted if the offence is considered a crime in the country in which the act took place (the requirement of double criminality), which results in the fact that prosecution in Serbia of sexual exploitatation offences committed abroad by Serbian nationals does not automatically occur. In this connection, ECPAT recommended removal of the requirement of double criminality of the extra-territorial jurisdiction from national legislation. [Para 25] -
State Under Review:SerbiaSerbiaRegional groupEEGSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To continue its positive efforts to promote and protect children rights and to attain full empowerment of women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 6) The following laws were also adopted, namely: Law on Social Housing, Law on Gender Equality ...
Para 7) In the past the following strategies were adopted, namely: National Strategy for Improving Position of Women and Promoting Gender Equality (2009) ...
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 4) AWC stated that Serbia had established legislative framework related to the prohibition of discrimination, gender equality and protection from gender-based violence. However, insufficient attention was paid to the implementation of this legal framework in practice. The Gender Equality Law, after two years of implementation, had no effect on the actual equality of men and women. There were no publicly available reports on the effects of the implementation of the law.
Para 15) AI noted a number of positive measures taken to tackle discrimination, including the adoption of an Anti-Discrimination Law in March 2009 and the establishment of the Office of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in May 2010. At the same time, AI stated that in practice, vulnerable groups, including minority communities, continued to suffer from discrimination and faced difficulties exercising their rights.