On the occasion of the Magazin IN broadcast on Pink TV on January 18, 2025, the Autonomous Women's Center appealed to the Ministry of Justice to dismiss the lawyer Zora Dobričanin Nikodinović from her position as a member of the Working Group for Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as report to the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media.
In Srbobran, during the night, another woman, whom the neighbors had seen battered the previous day or days, was killed by her violent son.
In November and December 2024, the Autonomous Women's Center presented its research findings and legal analysis on the concept of "parental alienation" in Belgrade, Niš, and Kragujevac. The findings were presented in meetings with professionals from social work and the judiciary.
On Friday, December 6, 2024, the Autonomous Women’s Center hosted a press conference at the Media Center to mark the International Day Against Femicide. Following the press conference, representatives of the Autonomous Women’s Center and Women in Black and allies from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia held a street action. They called for accountability for women killed in domestic and partner violence.
In order to support the continuous education of employees in institutions responsible for helping women in situations of violence, the Judicial Academy and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held an expert meeting "Life in a cage without bars – Institutional response to the phenomenon of coercive control in the family – partnership relations". The meeting was attended by judges, prosecutors who lead groups for coordination and cooperation of competent institutions in cases of domestic violence, representatives of social welfare centers and police officers.
As part of the Campaigns with Purpose festival, even two campaigns that were voluntarily designed and realized by two agencies for the Autonomous Women's Center received GRAND PRIX awards! It is about the campaigns "Make What’s Hers Truly Hers Again" and "Swear on the Law".
The reporting period, from May to October 2024, coincides with the first six months of work of the new Government of Serbia. The continuation of the reform process has not yet gained momentum. The exposé of the new prime minister interprets the priorities differently and aligns them with traditional values.
The Autonomous Women's Center welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Justice to respond to the appeals of a large number of organizations and citizens and to prescribe a new criminal offense in the Criminal Code, Unauthorized sharing and abuse of a video of intimate content.
The Autonomous Women's Center submitted comments on the Draft Law on Amendments of the Criminal Procedure Code. Concern was expressed about most of the proposed amendments which will ruin the concept of prosecutorial investigation and prosecution as a prosecuting authority, as well as the undermining of the achieved victim’s rights and particularly the right of especially vulnerable witnesses.
The Autonomous Women's Center submitted comments on the Draft Law on Amendments of the Criminal Code. It was pointed out that it was disappointing that, despite the recommendations of the GREVIO Committee, the amendments did not propose an amendment regarding the change of the definition of rape, nor aligned definition of sexual harassment with the Grevio recommendation. It was particularly disappointing that the amendments to the Criminal Code did not envisage the introduction of a new criminal offense - Unauthorized sharing and misuse of a video of intimate content, and thus failed to comply with Chapter 2 of Directive 2024/1385/EU on the fight against violence against women and domestic violence.
