Violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women. Violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men. Violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of equality, development and peace.

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993

 

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13 April 2026

Lule Anemone BehuZeriImOn the occasion of April 14, the Memorial Day for Survivors of Sexual Violence during the Kosovo War, Women in Black, the Autonomous Women’s Center, and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights are organizing a street action on April 14, 2026, at 12:00 at Republic Square in Belgrade.

2 December 2025

azcDuring the public debate on the Draft Law on amendments to the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, which was held from November 12th till December 2nd, 2025, without public presentation on proposed amendments, Autonomous Women’s Center submitted comments and suggestions to the draft law.

2 December 2025

Members of the prEUgovor coalition, including AWC, concluded at the presentation of the new ALARM report that the ruling party is the main anti-systemic actor undermining Serbia’s constitutional order. It has no intention of improving the electoral process or discontinuing harmful practices. Amendments to criminal legislation cause more harm than good, the judiciary is under clear pressure, and operational autonomy of the police can no longer be claimed. Civil society is subject to attacks and obstruction, even in the area of victim support.

28 November 2025

The Republic Institute for Social Protection – Department for Professional Supervision proposed amendments to the Expert-Methodological Guidelines regulating the exercise of personal relations between a child and a parent and relatives in supervised conditions (adopted in 2021). These Guidelines were the only document introducing the pseudoscientific “parental alienation” concept into professional use. The Autonomous Women's Center made a significant contribution to this revision, which was also supported by the recently published recommendations of the Council of Europe's GREVIO expert group.

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