The Network of Western Balkans Women's Organizations draws the attention of the decision makers on the importance of state funding for specialized women's NGOs, both in crisis and in regular circumstances, because they provide services that are lacking in a comprehensive system of protection and support for women survivors of violence.
On the occasion of the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, AVON, as part of the Say NO to Violence Against Women campaign, called on the media to publish the AWC SOS telephone number on their front pages that day, to which four dailies responded.
The competition was conducted jointly by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, in cooperation with the Embassy of France in Serbia and the French Institute in Serbia. The Commission made the decision to award all 117 submitted works "for contribution to the prevention of gender stereotypes and all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination", with one of the awards being "I can choose to say NO" stickers.
Belgrade, 26 – 27 November 2020. The annual international Conference of the Victimology Society of Serbia will be organized online this year, on 26th and 27th November 2020, titled COVID-19 in the Balkans: patterns of victimization and victims’ rights. The conference aims to enable the exchange of experiences and knowledge related to the impact of COVID-19 on patterns of victimization, rights and victim support in the Balkans.
Belgrade, 25th November 2020. On the occasion of November 25th, World Day against Violence against Women, the French Institute in Serbia, in cooperation with the feminist cultural center BeFem, is organizing a debate Internet for all ?! Violence, misogyny, sexism and possible sources of resistance, which starts the campaign of 16 days of activism against violence against women.
230 women's NGOs from the Western Balkans sent a letter to UN agencies appeal them that during the realization of their activities include and respect the expertise and commitment of women's organizations, as well as to increase funds intended for support and protection of women's NGOs.
Violence in the emotional relationships of high school students, especially digital sexual violence, is not a topic that is completely close to high school teachers. This topic is generally not part of professional exchanges among teachers, and it is rarely discussed with students’ parents. However, teachers are extremely interested in finding out more about the causes and consequences of digital violence in partner relationships of young people, i.e. their students.
The Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) and the Autonomous Women's Center, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, conducted an in-depth study on the implementation of the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence in the City of Belgrade, which was publicly presented at the Round Table on October 8, 2020 in Belgrade. The research, which analyzes the actions of the competent authorities in the system of protection of victims of domestic violence, is the first of its kind and was conducted on the basis of submitted records of guardianship authorities, copies of minutes from the Coordination and Cooperation Groups, as well as individual protection and support plans designed at the meetings of the groups for coordination and cooperation in May 2018.
This year's CHANGE award for activism and contribution to the community of Sensa magazine was awarded to the campaign "I can choose to say NO - Love is not Violence" of the Autonomous Women's Center. On behalf of the campaign, the award was received by Jovana Markulić, a peer educator and SOS consultant, who said on that occasion that we are proud of this recognition and that we thank the Sensa magazine team for recognizing our work on changing patriarchal patterns.
On September 10th 2020 at 10:00 the Foundation Kvinna till Kvinna (Kvinna till Kvinna) will organize a presentation of the publication "Where is the money for women's rights? Financing trends in the Western Balkans. " The event will be held online, via the Zoom platform, and will be open to the public.