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Evropska komisija, Visoki komesarijat za izbeglice Ujedinjenih nacija (UNHCR) i Visoki komesar OEBS za nacionalne manjine objavili su danas zaključke Regionalne konferencije o pristupu upisu u matične knjige i ličnim dokumentima u Jugoistočnoj Evropi koja je održana 25. oktobra 2013. godine u Podgorici, Crna Gora.

Zaključci prepoznaju napredak ostvaren dve godine nakon usvajanja Zagrebačke deklaracije koja se odnosi na pitanja ličnih dokumenata i upisa u matične knjige u oktobru 2011. godine. U zaključcima se navode preostali koraci koje je potrebno preduzeti da bi se rešio problem lica bez ličnih dokumenata u regionu.

Zagrebačka deklaracija dovela je do pozitivnih pomaka, među kojima i do izmena zakona kojima se olakšava upis u matične knjige, izdavanje ličnih dokumenata i bilateralna saradnja. Međutim, i dalje postoje prepreke upisu u matične knjige i procesu izdavanja ličnih dokumenata koje zahtevaju sveobuhvatna i sistemska rešenja.

Evropska komisija, Visoki komesar OEBS za nacionalne manjine i UNHCR pozivaju vlade zemalja u regionu da osmisle rešenja koja prevazilaze rešavanje pojedinačnih slučajeva u definisanom vremenskom periodu. One bi trebalo da usvoje sveobuhvatne zakone i obezbede izdavanje odgovarajućih administrativnih uputstava, informišu odnosne zajednice i organizuju obuke za one koji zakon sprovode. Takođe je potrebno osnažiti međugraničnu saradnju u cilju otklanjanja prepreka za lica na koje se ove aktivnosti odnose.

Konferenciji koju je organizovalo Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Crne Gore, prisustvovali su predstavnici vlada Bosne i Hercegovine, Hrvatske, bivše jugoslovenske Republike Makedonije, Kosova, Crne Gore i Srbije. Konferenciji su prisustvovali i predstavnici tri organizacije koje podržavaju ove napore, predstavnici civilnog društva i drugih agencija Ujedinjenih nacija.

Dvadeset godina nakon sukoba, na tlu Jugoistočne Evrope živi oko 20.000 pravno nevidljivih lica. Činjenica da ne poseduju lična dokumenta i da nisu upisani u matične knjige rezultat je društvene marginalizacije, u kombinaciji sa faktorima koji se odnose na raspad prethodne Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije i raseljavanje. U odsustvu dokumenata kojima dokazuju svoje postojanje ili nacionalnu pripadnost, njima bivaju uskraćena prava.

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                Beleške sa konferencije
                Zagrebačka deklaracija iz 2011. godine

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On 6 December 2013 in Belgrade, Praxis, in cooperation with non-governmental organization Poradna pro občanství/Občanská a lidská práva from the Czech Republic, organized a press-conference and a roundtable “How to conduct situational testing” on the occasion of the end of the project of the same name, funded by the Transition Promotion Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. 

At the press conference and the roundtable, Praxis presented its experience with situational testing. During the project period, Praxis conducted 5 cases of situational testing in three of which it collected evidence on discrimination against the Roma. The results of testing indicate that the Roma have been discriminated when trying to rent an apartment, get employed or open a bank account, which illustrates the extent of discrimination against the Roma in our society. For the cases in which evidence was collected, Praxis has initiated the appropriate procedures for protection against discrimination as discrimination against the Roma would not be left without legal consequences.

The representatives of the partner organization and the Ombudsman of the Czech Republic talked about their experience with special reference to time limits of situational testing of discrimination, psychological aspect of the testing and financing of accompanying strategic litigation. In addition, the representative of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality gave the overview of cases from the practice of this body in which situational testing was used to prove discrimination in Serbia.

Despite differences in the situational testing system reflecting in the obligation of reporting the situational testing and prohibition of audio and video recording in Serbia and the lack of obligation of reporting the testing Republic and freedom of audio and video recording in the Czech, the participants of the roundtable agreed that situational testing is the extremely useful evidence which needs to be applied more frequently in cases of discrimination. In addition, the participants discussed the specificity of conducting of situational testing, monitoring of recommendations of independent bodies competent for the implementation of anti-discrimination regulations and establishment of  court practice in Serbia in the field of discrimination and cases of situational testing used as evidence.

Also, the manual “Strategic Litigation in Service of Human Rights” prepared by Poradna pro občanství/Občanská a lidská práva was presented at the roundtable.

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Manual "Strategic Litigation in Service of Human Rights"

Praxis published the report Contribution to Social Inclusion and Combat against Discrimination of Marginalised Population in Serbia within the project Praxis implemented in partnership with the organisations Roma Educational Centre from Subotica and Osvit from Nis in the period December 2010 - November 2013 and with financial support by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The report presents the results achieved and progress made, but also the remaining problems regarding the exercise of the right to be recognised as a person before the law, right to social welfare and health care, education, work and employment and adequate housing. The data used in this report derive from Praxis research based on the combined methodology that included the legal framework analysis, case studies, survey and focus groups with individuals of Roma ethnicity, as well as interviews with representatives of relevant authorities and institutions. Research results do not tend to accurately represent the population, but rather to illustrate the extent of the problems faced by Roma on a daily basis.

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On 6 December 2013 in Belgrade, Praxis, in cooperation with non-governmental organization Poradna pro občanství/Občanská a lidská práva from the Czech Republic, organized a press-conference and a roundtable “How to conduct situational testing” on the occasion of the end of the project of the same name, funded by the Transition Promotion Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

At the press conference and the roundtable, Praxis presented its experience with situational testing. During the project period, Praxis conducted 5 cases of situational testing in three of which it collected evidence on discrimination against the Roma. The results of testing indicate that the Roma have been discriminated when trying to rent an apartment, get employed or open a bank account, which illustrates the extent of discrimination against the Roma in our society. For the cases in which evidence was collected, Praxis has initiated the appropriate procedures for protection against discrimination as discrimination against the Roma would not be left without legal consequences.

The representatives of the partner organization and the Ombudsman of the Czech Republic talked about their experience with special reference to time limits of situational testing of discrimination, psychological aspect of the testing and financing of accompanying strategic litigation. In addition, the representative of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality gave the overview of cases from the practice of this body in which situational testing was used to prove discrimination in Serbia.

Despite differences in the situational testing system reflecting in the obligation of reporting the situational testing and prohibition of audio and video recording in Serbia and the lack of obligation of reporting the testing Republic and freedom of audio and video recording in the Czech, the participants of the roundtable agreed that situational testing is the extremely useful evidence which needs to be applied more frequently in cases of discrimination. In addition, the participants discussed the specificity of conducting of situational testing, monitoring of recommendations of independent bodies competent for the implementation of anti-discrimination regulations and establishment of court practice in Serbia in the field of discrimination and cases of situational testing used as evidence.

Also, the manual “Strategic Litigation in Service of Human Rights” prepared by Poradna pro občanství/Občanská a lidská práva was presented at the roundtable.

Download:
News at Media Centre
Press Release
Manual "Strategic Litigation in Service of Human Rights"

On the occasion of the completion of the three-year project “Contribution to Social Inclusion and Combat against Discrimination of Marginalized Population in Serbia”, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Praxis held a press conference “Social inclusion – progress and challenges” in Media Centre. The report on the progress made in exercise of status and socioeconomic rights was also presented at the press conference. 

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On the occasion of the completion of the three-year project “Contribution to Social Inclusion and Combat against Discrimination of Marginalized Population in Serbia”, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Praxis held a press conference “Social inclusion – progress and challenges” in Media Centre. The report on the progress made in exercise of status and socioeconomic rights was also presented at the press conference. 

"There are positive changes in legal solutions, but there are still many challenges ahead of us in order to improve the life of legally invisible persons in Serbia”, Ivanka Kostic, Praxis Deputy Director, said at the press conference.

Talking about the position of Roma, Jasmina Mikovic, Praxis Deputy Director, warned that they are exposed to attacks and open hate speech, stating that the survey conducted within this project, which included 1,527 persons, showed that social workers are also prone to discirmiantory behaviour.

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Non-governmental organization Praxis held a press conference and presented the report on the progress made in exercise of status and socioeconomic rights, as well as in the field of protection from discrimination, on the occasion of the completion of the project “Contribution to Social Inclusion and Combat against Discrimination of Marginalized Population in Serbia”.

Praxis implemented the three-year project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Educational Centre of Roma from Subotica and Association of Roma Women “Osvit” from Nis. The goal of the project was suppression of discrimination and elimination of systemic obstacles in the access to status and socioeconomic rights for the marginalized population in Serbia.

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