psihospancir 12 10 24This year as well, a representative of the Autonomous Women's Center participated in the conference with international participation PsihoŠpancir, which is organized in Varaždin and Čakovec, Croatia (October 11-13). Research on the resistance and refusal of the child to have contact with the parent is presented - an analysis of court proceedings for entrusting and maintaining personal contact of the child with the other parent in the context of domestic violence.

medija centar bgd 30092024On Monday, September 30, 2024, the Autonomous Women's Center held a presentation at the Media Center in Belgrade, attended by members of the expert public and media, where they presented the findings of an overview of international standards, comparative solutions, and domestic legal framework, as well as research on judicial practices regarding the use of the concept of "parental alienation" in the context of domestic violence in custody and visitation cases involving a child and the parent they do not live with.

srucni sastanak femicidOn September 28th and 29th, The Autonomous Women's Center (AWC) held an expert meeting named Reviewing positions of women's organizations regarding the initiative for femicide to become a criminal offense, the improvement of the way of monitoring femicide, the relationship between femicide and filicide, and the initiative to introduce child allowance for children whose mothers are victims of femicide.

azcAfter the proposal of the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Financial Support for Families with Children, following an accelerated procedure, was put on the agenda of the second extraordinary session of the National Assembly, the Autonomous Women's Center appealed to all MPs to adopt a new article of the law that would provide for child allowance for children whose mothers are victims of femicide.

postovanje minimalnih prava zrtava rodno zasnovanog nasiljaAs part of the project "Introduction of a justice model focused on citizens by strengthening prevention and protection in cases of gender-based violence", which is implemented by the Autonomous Women's Center, with the support of the "Justice for All" project of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), research was carried out with the aim overview of the current situation in the area of ​​respect for the minimal rights of the injured within the criminal-legal protection of victims of gender-based violence.

logo zpnDuring the public hearing on the Action Plan Proposal for the period 2024-2026 for the implementation of the Strategy for the creation of a stimulating environment for the development of the civil sector in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2022-2030, on behalf of women's organizations, the Network of Women Against Violence sent an Open Letter to the Minister, to the Sector for Cooperation with Civil Society and to the Council for the Creation of an Encouraging Environment for the Development of Civil Society. The immediate reason for this is serious security threats to women from organizations in the south of Serbia.

sex and measuresSeven years after the start of the implementation of the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, a central data record has not yet been established, nor is there a publicly available report that integrates data from different sources. The Autonomous Women's Center has been collecting data and preparing reports since the beginning of the implementation of the Law. In 2023, 28,413 incidents of domestic violence were registered, the most in the period 2018-2022. Men were the most frequent perpetrators of domestic violence (82.8%), and among the victims, women were dominantly represented (71.8%).

majska platforma 20.06.24 sEvery third resident of Serbia has significant mental disorders, but despite this, Serbia does not have enough resources for adequate care of the nation's mental health. The number of children and young people with behavioral problems is increasing, but the capacity of the social protection system to respond to this problem is decreasing. There are not enough psychologists or social workers, it is necessary to reorganize the health and social protection system, if society intends to really oppose the growing violence.

preugovor alarm report may 2024 sThe period covered by this Report – from November 2023 to April 2024 – was marked by the extraordinary parliamentary and local elections, which caused the Government to spend this entire time in a technical mandate. As Serbia had three parliamentary elections in the last five years, such a situation didn’t seem unusual.

seminar otudjenje od roditeljaFrom May 24 to 26, the Autonomous Women's Center (AWC) held a seminar on the topic of Global challenges of applying the concept of "parental alienation" in divorce proceedings, decisions on custody, and contact of the child with the parent in the case of violence against women and children. The seminar was held in Belgrade and was attended by 18 representatives of women's organizations from Serbia, who had the opportunity to learn about the topic through presentations and exchange of experiences with lecturers and prosecutors of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.