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Protector of Citizens: Annual Report Gender equality
Protector of citizens
Deputy
Prof. Zorica Mrsevic, PhD
Activities of the Protector of CitizensSystematic monitoring of situation of gender equalityDealing with the petitionsProjectsRights of sexual minorities
Page 4
Mobbing, discrimination, labor relations, family violence
National strategy for improvement of position of women and advancement of gender equality
Law on sexual equality
Violations of rights and policy documents
Page 5
Protector of Citizens has noticed 1
Increasing number of unemployed women in 2009
Abortion as the main contraception
Third type of discrimination: structural type
Effects of crisis differently affect women and men
Combating domestic violence is also a way of combating publicly committed violence
Marriages in SerbiaCauses of divorces are different for men and for women
Citizens Protector dealing with petitions from domain of gender equality
Administration against whom the procedures were conducted
Page 6
Protector of Citizens has noticed 2
Petitions issues
Lacks in functioning of administrations regarding gender equality
Protector of Citizens statements
Discrimination of women in documents of Republic statistic institute – corrected
Protector of Citizens’ dealing with petitions from domain of gender equality
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PROJECTS
UNIFEM – with Vojvodina’s Ombudsman
– anti discrimination provisions, capacity building of local ombudsmen, promotion material
OSCE
– Gender sensitive language in public discourse
– Capacity building of the Citizens Protector’s experts
TWINNING
– Networking of institutions and organizations dealing with gender equality
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2009. Violated rights of sexual minorities
Security of LGBT activism: attacks to persons and offices
Right to public assembly
Media statements of Citizens Protector
Hate speech in public and media domains