The Coalition against Discrimination presented its 2010 Annual Report on Discrimination in Serbia and awarded prizes for combating discrimination in 2010. Sasa Gajin, Coordinator of the Coalition against Discrimination and Ljupka Mihajlovska from the Association of Students with Disabilities spoke about the report.

The Coalition against Discrimination established the annual Award for Combating Discrimination in recognition of individuals, organisations, institutions, companies and the media who have invested the greatest efforts, in the course of one year, to combat discrimination against minority and marginalised groups and contributed to the promotion of equality of all citizens in Serbia. The Coalition against Discrimination decides on the award winners on the basis of the proposals submitted by individuals and organisations by the end of 2010. The members of the Coalition against Discrimination are: Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Civil Rights Defenders, CHRIS – Network of the Committees for Human Rights in Serbia, Gayten LGBT, Labris - Lesbian Human Rights Organisation, Praxis, Regional Center for Minorities, Association of Students with Disabilities.

This year’s winners of the Award for Combating Discrimination for the outstanding contribution to the fight against discrimination in 2010 are:

Public authorities:  Residential Institution for Adults Male pcelice
Civil society organisations: NGO IZ Kruga, Organisation for the Protection of Rights and Support of Women and Children with Disabilities in Serbia
Media: Film Festival Slobodna zona
Business sector: Metro Cash & Carry d.o.o. Belgrade
Public figures: Dragoljub Rasa Todosijevic, artist

Mr. Björn Mossberg, Head of Development and Cooperation Department of the Swedish Embassy in Belgrade, handed the awards to the winners.