Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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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  • Child safety and wellbeing through securing security and supporting autonomy for non-violent parent

    childrenThe Autonomous Women's Center, on the occasion of publishing the text United for Child Protection, requested UNICEF to review models and concepts that support interdisciplinary work to protect children from abuse and neglect. It was asked to insist that the experts strictly comply with the existing standards and principles of work in this field, prescribed by international agreements, as well as by laws and by-laws of the Republic of Serbia. Children's safety and well-being can not be protected if their mother is punished in situations where the system did not function timely and comprehensively.

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  • PrEUgovor Coalition: New independent ALARM report presented

    alarm izvestaj sThe PrEUgovor Coalition presented the latest Alarm - an independent report on Serbia's progress in implementing policies in the areas of Chapter 23 and 24 of the accession negotiations with the European Union. It is expected that, by the end of this year, the Serbian Government will adopt revised versions of the action plans for both chapters, which is a moment for these strategic documents to be fundamentally changed in order to achieve better reform results. Bobana Macanovic spoke at the press conference on behalf of the Autonomous Women's Center.

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  • Why and how about gender-based violence in secondary school

    zasto i kako sThe conference "Why and how about gender-based violence in secondary school" marked the end of cooperation with teachers and professional associates of secondary schools who participated in the activities of the project "Zero Tolerance on Gender-Based Violence". The conference brought together over 70 representatives of schools, activists from local partner organizations and AWC associates who supported the implementation of activities over the past two years.

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Belgrade
Participation at the BeFem Festival - panel discussion #MeToo, Did you name your violator?
Date : Sunday, 02 December 2018
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Zagreb, Croatia
Attending the public discussion "Prostitution and trafficking in women: France, Croatia and Germany" organized by the Center for Women Victims of War ROSA and Association Izvor Tenja
Date : Monday, 03 December 2018
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Zagreb, Croatia
Attending a meeting with Laurence Rossignol, a French MP in the Parliament and former Minister for Family, Children and Women's Rights
Date : Tuesday, 04 December 2018
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Belgrade
Participation in the meeting with the representatives of the embassies of countries members of the EU, organized by Kvinna till Kvinna and EU Delegation
Date : Wednesday, 05 December 2018
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Belgrade
7 - 9 December – Participation in the international "Feminist discussion circle" - panel "Shadow Report on the Fourth Periodic Report of the State of Serbia to the CEDAW Committee / Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women", organized by Women in Black
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Belgrade
Participation in the presentation of the "Institutional Barometer" organized by the PrEUgovor Coalition
Date : Friday, 07 December 2018
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Belgrade
7 - 9 December – Participation in the international "Feminist discussion circle" - panel "Shadow Report on the Fourth Periodic Report of the State of Serbia to the CEDAW Committee / Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women", organized by Women in Black
Date : Saturday, 08 December 2018
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Belgrade
7 - 9 December – Participation in the international "Feminist discussion circle" - panel "Shadow Report on the Fourth Periodic Report of the State of Serbia to the CEDAW Committee / Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women", organized by Women in Black
Date : Sunday, 09 December 2018
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Belgrade
Participation at the round table "Presentation of the analysis of the Association of Citizens: A Space for Action 2014-2018", on the occasion of the International Day of Human Rights and the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, organized by the Civic Initiatives
Date : Monday, 10 December 2018
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Belgrade
Attending the meeting dedicated to the presentation of the European Integration Localization Model with a focus on the field of social protection, organized by the Women's Center Užice, Educational Center Leskovac, Roma Integration Center Valjevo, Sunce Kragujevac and Center for Social Policy Belgrade
Date : Tuesday, 11 December 2018
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Belgrade
Participation in the presentation of the Gender Equality Index (2017), organized by the Coordination Body for Gender Equality and the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Team
Date : Wednesday, 12 December 2018
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Belgrade
Participation in the meeting with the directore of the European Institute for Gender Equality, Ms Virginija Langbakk, organized by EU Info Center Belgrade
Date : Thursday, 13 December 2018
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Belgrade
Expert meeting “Protection of students from sexual harassment” as part of the “No tolerance for gender-based violence” project
Date : Monday, 17 December 2018
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Belgrade
Organizing an expert meeting "Changing the definition of Rape in the Criminal Code - Compliance with the Standards of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence"
Date : Wednesday, 19 December 2018
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Belgrade
26 - 27 December – Peer workshop “I Can Say No” for pupils from the Savremena International School in Belgrade
Date : Wednesday, 26 December 2018
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Belgrade
26 - 27 December – Peer workshop “I Can Say No” for pupils from the Savremena International School in Belgrade
Date : Thursday, 27 December 2018
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Support for Women

Autonomous Women's Centre organizes specialized support for women who are experiencing trauma: violence in partnership relations and within the family and sexual violence and harassment.
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Advocacy

Initial premise of the Autonomous Women's Center is that policies, in order to fight against violence against women, at the local and national level should be consistent with international standards and good practices in this field.
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Educational Activities

From its beginings, AWC has developed an educational program for the Telephone helpline for women with trauma of male violence. Good Practice Development Program, since 2002, has been developing educational programs for representatives of all institutions involved in domestic violence issue.
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