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- Round table “Women’s rights - issue that cannot wait" was organized by Autonomous Women's Center and the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights of the Republic of Serbia, on December 18, 2009 in Media Center, Belgrade.
On this occasion, to celebrate 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Ms Sanja Jašarević-Kužić, Assistant of the Minister and Ms Gordana Mohorović, Senior Adviser from the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights reported on activities of the Ministry regarding preparation of the Second and the Third Periodic Report for the UN Committee, reform of the reporting process within the UN and the Ministry, and on cooperation with civil society in the process of report creation.
Representatives and associates of Autonomous Women's Center Ms Nataša Jovanović, Ms Jelena Višnjić and Ms Tanja Ignjatović presented data on implementation of Concluding comments of the UN Committee for the State of Serbia in the field of violence against women, presenting national and local level of action. Publication "Mapping gaps” on independent monitoring on implementation of Concluding comments and recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for the Republic of Serbia" was presented (financially supported by United Nation Development Program and Institute for Sustainable Communities).
In the discussion representatives of gender equality mechanisms and state bodies have participated: Mr Žarko Šunderić, Ms Leila Ruždić-Trifunović, Ms Jana Kačarević, Ms Vesna Šijački and Ms Bobana Macanović from AWC.
A Summary of findings and recommendations
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- On December 10, 2009 representative of Autonomous
women's center Jelena Keserović participated in 21st meeting of
Western Balkans Contact Group, at European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Participant at
the meeting were members of European Commission, European Parliament and civil society organizations from Serbia (Confederation of Autonomous Trade
Unions, Branch Union Confederation 'Independence', Pensioners Association, Association of Business Women of Serbia, Serbian Association of Employers and Center for
Independent Living Serbia).
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- Capacity Development Workshop for CSO Women Advocates to Commemorate30th CEDAW Anniversary, 19 - 20 November 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
Autonomous women's center participated in two day workshop organized by UNUFEM and Open Society Institute from Budapest. Workshop was organized
for women advocates from CEE/CIS region to commemorate 30th CEDAW anniversary.
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- Autonomous Women’s Centerhave created general comments on “Draft Law on Preventing Domestic Violence”, whose authors are Mr. Sasa Gajin, Ms. Violeta Kocic – Mitacek and Ms. Tanja Drobnjak, which was created as a project activity of the Center for Peace and Democracy Development and financially supported by the Delegation of the European Commission.
Having in mind that domestic violence is a serious society problem, which has been the focus of the Autonomous Women’s Center’s work for the past 16 years, we disagree with the process which hadn’t included previous public discussion and serious analyses, and which resulted in creation of the draft of such Law, in a manner in which was created.
We are concerned because this Draft of the Domestic violence Law in it’s operationalization is showing great logical mistakes and misunderstanding of the idea/theories on which that Law should be based on, and it would represent ‘’step backwards’’ to the hardly achieved level of legal protection from domestic violence, whose victims are mostly women.
We are especially concerned because this bad draft will be base for Law making by the working group formed by Gender Equality Directorate. This group doesn't have a single representative from women's organizations.
General comments on Draft
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- INCREASED PENALTIES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – ADOPTED AMENDMENTS OF THE CITIZEN’S DEFENDER (OMBUDSMAN) 09/09/09
Amendments related to Criminal Code changes in the field of Domestic Violence were adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia. Civic action, initiated by Autonomous Women’s Center, Women’s Research Center and Victimology Society of Serbia in cooperation with Civic Defender (Ombudsman) and his Deputy for Gender Equality, was supported by more than 60 civil society organizations in Serbia.
Two Ombudsman’s Amendments to the Draft Criminal Code were completely adopted and the most important one is related to increased penalties for first 3 Paragraphs (of 5) of the Criminal Act of Domestic Violence (Article 194 of the Criminal Code). The Government has already suggested increased penalties for Paragraphs 4 and 5.
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