Reports

Through this report, A 11 Initiative highlights the main challenges that internally displaced persons (IDPs) face in their access to social rights and offers recommendations for the promotion of local integration of IDPs in Serbia. In addition to the difficulties and recommendations in the field of housing and social and health protection, the report pays special attention to obstacles related to access to personal documents and residence registration.

In cooperation with the FemPlatz, Initiative A 11 submitted an alternative report to the CEDAW Committee for the 72nd Pre-sessional Working group reviewing of the Republic of Serbia, covering issues such as the impact of austerity measures on women’s human rights; stereotyping and patriarchal labeling of women/girls by the governmental officials; inequality before the law of women with disabilities who are placed under guardianship (deprived of legal capacity), which, inter alia, leads to a risk of inhuman and degrading treatment; access to prenatal and maternal health care for undocumented Roma women; participation of women in creation, implementation and assessment of public policies, and participation in public and political life.

This joint submission to the Independent expert on foreign debt and human rights focuses on the impact of economic reform measures on the implementation of economic and social rights, lack of ex-ante gender impact assessment, lack of dialogue and transparency of economic reform policies, and lack of free legal aid.  The submission emphasizes the importance of human rights impact assessment and reiterates that this assessment should be introduced as a part of the procedure for passing laws or adopting public policies, particularly in cases when these policies could have a disproportionately negative effect on vulnerable groups.

A 11 Initiative made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, on the occasion of the preparation of her report to the General Assembly on the issue of informal settlements and human rights. The report is focused on the ongoing housing crisis in Serbia and the challenges Roma face in enjoying the right to adequate housing.