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30 Mar Derogations from human rights during the state of emergency are not in accordance with the Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights

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Belgrade, March 30, 2020, A 11 – Initiative for Economic and Social Rights, acting through its Solidarity Program, has produced an Analysis of Derogations from Human Rights during the State of Emergency Caused by the Epidemic of Infectious Disease COVID-19. Taking into account the Constitution of...

17 Mar Urgent action is needed to protect the most vulnerable while fighting the SARS-CoV-2 virus

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In Belgrade, March 17, 2020, A 11 – Initiative for Economic and Social Rights calls on Government of the Republic of Serbia to take immediate action to protect the most vulnerable citizens during the emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (corona virus) pandemic. Although it is clear...

26 Feb Belgrade Bus Station discriminated Roma baggage porters

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In a procedure initiated on the complaint submitted by A 11 Initiative, Commissioner for Protection of Equality issued an opinion establishing that the Belgrade Bus Station (BBS) acted contrary to the obligations under Art. 6 and 12, and in connection with Art. 24 of the...

20 Feb Statement on the occasion of the World Day of Social Justice

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Serbia marks another World Day of Social Justice with alarming data on poverty, lack of any sustainable policy aimed at improving social and economic rights of citizens and with no efficient system to protect the above rights. Despite the fact that according to the most recent...

07 Feb How austerity measures have affected citizens’ social rights

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Unconstitutional reduction of pensions, introduction of the "poverty tax", reduction of the social assistance for the most vulnerable citizens, growing housing crisis – more than 70% of households cannot afford to pay housing costs, are among the most dramatic indicators of citizens’ social rights since...

27 Dec “Stand together, learn from each other, you are not alone!”, Manuals for fighting for the right to housing and the right to work

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Manuals for community initiatives "Nobody without a home!" (Niko bez doma!) and "Who is working?" (Ko radi rad?) were presented yesterday by Ana Vilenica, the author, Milos Vuckovic, Radnik.rs portal editor, and Aleksa Petkovic, Joint Action Roof over Your Head (Krov nad glavom) and Don’t...

25 Dec Citizens’ Opinion on Economic and Social Rights – Survey conducted by the A 11 Initiative

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The labor rights and right to health care are among the most at risk rights in Serbia, while the two main causes of poverty are corruption and unemployment. Citizens generally do not understand public finance, budgeting, austerity measures and their consequences. These are some of the...

17 Dec How do we collect data on human rights violations?

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The manual "How do we collect data on human rights violations" is published. It was created under the project "Improved Advocacy of Civil Society Organizations for Economic and Social Rights of Migrants in Serbia", implemented by the A 11 Initiative in partnership with the Refugee...

12 Dec Special Report of the Protector of Citizens on the Implementation of the Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma with Recommendations

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On Wednesday, 11th of December 2019, the Special Report of the Protector of Citizens on the Implementation of the Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma with Recommendations was presented. The report is based on research into the implementation of the Strategy, conducted between April and...

11 Dec Stop threats to organizations and individuals who submitted the initiative to assess the constitutionality of the criminal code

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Organizations and individuals who submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court on the 2nd of December 2019 to review the constitutionality of amendments to the Criminal Code imposing a life sentence of imprisonment without parole have filed criminal charges against all persons who have threatened...

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