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Serbia makes great progress in fight against discrimination of LGBT people
Belgrade,
21 March 2014
Head of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic announced today that 612 staff associates underwent training within the programme "Guidelines for working with LGBT people and their families in the social protection system".
At the final conference of the programme held today at the Palace of Serbia, Paunovic presented the results of the training of employees in all social welfare centres throughout Serbia for the proper treatment of LGBT people and their families.
She pointed out that all surveys have shown that LGBT people are at a high risk of discrimination in Serbia, and pointed out that those person contact social work centres once they encounter a problem in the family.
Head of Mission of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Antje Rothemund pointed out that the Council of Europe very closely follows the development of events in the member states with regard to the respect for the rights of LGBT people.
In EU countries, there must be no discrimination against sexual minorities, which is based in the fundamental law of the EU and the law of every civilised country.
Rothemund said that the Council of Europe expresses satisfaction with the fact that Serbia joins the fight against discrimination of LGBT people, and said that in the area Serbia has made a big step forward.
First Secretary for Political Affairs at the British Embassy in Serbia James Moore pointed out to the fact that the rights of LGBT persons cease to be a taboo, and that the state and society are on the right track when dealing with this topic.
She pointed out that all surveys have shown that LGBT people are at a high risk of discrimination in Serbia, and pointed out that those person contact social work centres once they encounter a problem in the family.
Head of Mission of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Antje Rothemund pointed out that the Council of Europe very closely follows the development of events in the member states with regard to the respect for the rights of LGBT people.
In EU countries, there must be no discrimination against sexual minorities, which is based in the fundamental law of the EU and the law of every civilised country.
Rothemund said that the Council of Europe expresses satisfaction with the fact that Serbia joins the fight against discrimination of LGBT people, and said that in the area Serbia has made a big step forward.
First Secretary for Political Affairs at the British Embassy in Serbia James Moore pointed out to the fact that the rights of LGBT persons cease to be a taboo, and that the state and society are on the right track when dealing with this topic.
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