Serbia

06.02.2007 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the People’s Office of the President of the Republic signed, last Monday, February 5, an agreement on cooperation in the implementation of a pilot-project dedicated to integration of refugee and IDP families.

05.02.2007 The Contemporary Skills Centre appealed to all political parties that entered the Serbian Skupstina (the national parliament) after the January 21 Elections, to secure that women account for at least 30 percent in the new Parliament.

26.01.2007 After prolonged attempts to get the truth about what happened to their children killed while serving in the Army, in suspect circumstances, from the Army and other state institutions, their parents established the “Parents in Black” Association, as an organized attempt to get to the truth.

25.01.2007 Bebac non-governmental organization launched a campaign to improve the status of pregnant women in Serbia, inviting the general public and the competent state institutions to respect the moral and civilized rules for treatment of pregnant women.

24.01.2007 The International Organization for Migration started the Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals –TRQN Project, aimed to contribute to reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan, B&H, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Sierra Leone and Sudan.

23.01.2007 The Parliamentary Elections in Serbia proceeded in line with international standards, reports the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM). The Elections provided the citizens with a true opportunity to select from a wide array of political platforms and were conducted in accordance with OSCE criteria and the Council of Europe standards on democratic elections, yet, there are certain provisions in election legislation that need to be reviewed, claims IEOM.

22.01.2007 The Humanitarian Law Centre addressed Boris Tadic, Serbian President, to warn him about the situation concerning Lakic Djorovic, lieutenant colonel of Serbian Army, who is exposed to abuse, humiliation and threats to his own life and the safety of his family ever since 2000, when he first talked publicly about war-crimes in Kosovo, and of which he knew due to his position as military prosecution officer in Pristina.

18.01.2007 On the eve of the coming Parliamentary Elections in Serbia (scheduled for January 21), Save the Children UK-Serbia invited all political parties to present publicly their plans of action in the area of legislation, policy and practice in the field of education and social welfare, in order to provide the children in Serbia to enjoy their guaranteed rights.

17.01.2007 Awaiting the Parliamentary Elections, scheduled to take place on January 21, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the Anti-Trafficking Centre organized a debate on the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination and regulations on status of sexual minorities. Only the representatives of the Democratic Party, the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition and G17 Plus answered the invitation and appeared at the event.

12.01.2007 A group of Roma children, returned to Serbia from the countries of the EU, with the help of urban culture, decided to change the prevailing stereotypes about the Roma as thieves, street-sweepers and loiterers.