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Project on domestic violence signed
Belgrade,
12 December 2008
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic and UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Serbia Rini Reza today signed a project regarding the fight against domestic violence.
Author:
Fonet
At the regional conference “Gender Equality and the EU Accession”, Ljajic pointed out that gender-based violence is of importance for every country, adding that, due to the activities of NGOs, Serbia has made considerable progress in this respect.
He said that the Ministry’s priorities will concern discrimination against women, including IDPs, Roma and those living in poverty. In 2000 Serbian legislative bodies comprised only 10.28% women and now the number has doubled, specified the Minister, saying that one in two women have been a victim of physical violence, one in three of psychological torture and every fourth woman has been threatened with violence.
Reza said that gender-based violence must be punished, as it is harmful not only to individuals, but also to the entire society.
Serbian Presidential Envoy Vladimir Cvijan, who is also financing the conference, recalled that Serbia has made considerable progress in this respect during the past three years, but it still lacks a law on gender equality.
The project was launched with the financial help of the Norwegian government.
He said that the Ministry’s priorities will concern discrimination against women, including IDPs, Roma and those living in poverty. In 2000 Serbian legislative bodies comprised only 10.28% women and now the number has doubled, specified the Minister, saying that one in two women have been a victim of physical violence, one in three of psychological torture and every fourth woman has been threatened with violence.
Reza said that gender-based violence must be punished, as it is harmful not only to individuals, but also to the entire society.
Serbian Presidential Envoy Vladimir Cvijan, who is also financing the conference, recalled that Serbia has made considerable progress in this respect during the past three years, but it still lacks a law on gender equality.
The project was launched with the financial help of the Norwegian government.
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