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Improving rights of Roma minority in courts
Belgrade,
28 November 2005
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic met today with Director of OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, with whom he talked about improving conditions for realising minority rights of Roma people in courts.
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Stojkovic stressed that the Serbian Ministry of Justice is taking all steps within its power and authority to secure realisation of minority rights in judiciary and added that at today’s session of the High Judiciary Council, the candidates for jurors of Roma nationality will be decided on.
According to Stojkovic, the difficulties the Serbian Ministry of Justice is faced with concerning the introduction of Roma national minority in judiciary amount to a generally insufficient education level of Roma people and a shortage of candidates who fulfil the conditions for working in courts.
Strohal said that, in line with the OSCE’s action plan, the OSCE Mission to Serbia-Montenegro will support and help the Serbian Ministry of Justice and other bodies and institutions dealing with minority rights issues, and voiced hope that positive results will soon become visible on regional, national and local levels.
According to Stojkovic, the difficulties the Serbian Ministry of Justice is faced with concerning the introduction of Roma national minority in judiciary amount to a generally insufficient education level of Roma people and a shortage of candidates who fulfil the conditions for working in courts.
Strohal said that, in line with the OSCE’s action plan, the OSCE Mission to Serbia-Montenegro will support and help the Serbian Ministry of Justice and other bodies and institutions dealing with minority rights issues, and voiced hope that positive results will soon become visible on regional, national and local levels.
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