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- In November 2011, Autonomous Women’s Center sent to the relevant authorities of the City of Belgrade Amendments to the Decision on the Rights in the field of Social Protection of Belgrade (Belgrade City Official Gazette, no. 10/11) with the aim of achieving equality of all women victims of domestic violence in Belgrade related to material support.
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Conference: "Monitoring the effects of policies and measures on combating violence against women" – 17th of November 2011
The aim of this conference was to present the newly established Observatory on violence against women, an independent expert body tasked to monitor and assess the effects of policies and measures on combating violence against women.
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- Campaign For the fund - Against inequality!
From 17th to 24th October 2011, 24 women's civil society organizations from 20 cities in Serbia carried out campaign “For Fund-Against inequality” with the aim to establishing funds for the advancement position of women within the budgets on the national and local level. More on the campaign available on www.zafondzazene.rs
Campaign “For the fund - Against inequality!” was finished by sending prepared Decision on establishment of the Fund for the advancement of position of women on the national level and Amendments to the Law on Gender Equality to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
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- The Cost of Domestic Violence against Women is Serbia was calculated by the Autonomous Women's Center. Analysis includes only the cost of budget beneficiaries who operate under their respective competencies relating to combating domestic violence (direct measurable costs).
The first analysis of this kind in Serbia indicates that the minimum budget costs of violence against women, including the costs of employees of the police enforcement, the judiciary and the social welfare and health care system (but not organizational and administrative costs of these services), amounted to between RSD 204.8 and 535.9 million in 2009 (EUR 2.2 – 5.7 million).
It is estimated that the actual costs of domestic violence are several times higher including the immeasurable and hidden costs - lost economic output as a result of the disruption of employment, the human cost of pain and suffering, impaired health and the like. Thus calculated total costs for Serbian society in 2009, would have amounted to between RSD 1.6 and 4.1 billion (EUR 16.8 – 43.9 million).
 The cost of domestic violence against Women – Economic Aspects of Domestic Violence against Women in Serbia
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- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE OBSERVATORY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Autonomous Women’s Center and the Network for European Women’s Lobby Serbia launched an initiative to establish an independent expert body on violence against women – Observatory on violence against women. At the conference that was held in Belgrade on April 21st 2011, where presented activities of EWL, models of National Observatories of Denmark and Ireland, and experiences of Croatia and Serbia. Representatives of independent national bodies for the Protection of Human Rights - Ombudsman, Commissioner for Protection of Equality and the Commissioner for Information of Public Interest and the Protection of Personal Data spoke about their role in the monitoring and implementation of laws. Representatives of more than 20 women's NGOs in Serbia discussed the rationale, content and formal aspects of designing the future of an independent body. It was concluded that it would be best to form a working group. The working group will operate through a consultative process and create a platform for the establishment of the Observatory on Violence against Women by the end of September 2011. These activities are implemented as part of a project funded by the European Union.
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- Autonomous Women's Center has prepared Amendments to the Draft Law on Social Protection which is in a parliamentary procedure. Amendments were submitted to the authorised proponent: The Citizen's Defender (Ombudsperson).
Proposed Amendments address new social services (parent-caregiver) and consistency in legal provisions related to the plurality of service providers.
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- Within the project “Civil Society for Governmental Accountability and Poverty Reduction in Serbia”, women civil society organizations from Serbia: Sandglass, Krusevac; Fenomena, Kraljevo; DamaD, Novi Pazar; Association of Roma Women Osvit, Nis; Lighthouse, Loznica; Women’s Center, Uzice and Autonomous Women’s Center, Belgrade monitored budget execution for 2009 on the local level and analyzed the integration of gender in specific budget programs. Analyses were published in the book For Poverty Reduction: Gender Equality and Accountable Government.
For Poverty Reduction: Gender Equality and Accountable Government
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Lepa Mladjenović
