Human rights in Serbia: Difference between revisions
I propose the removal of the "Timok" section, which is based upon dead links as sources and sources not pertaining to the information written. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlachs_of_Serbia#:~:text=The%20Vlachs%20(endonym%3A%20Rum%C3%AEnji%20or,differ%20from%20Serbs%20while%20most - the section is written on the notion of Vlachs from Timocka Krajina in Serbia considering themselves as Romanians, which is not true (see the Wikipedia link source I listed which states so). |
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The [[Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia]] drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living in Timok, and to their right to preserve their Romanian identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hunsor.se/dosszie/ihf_report2006_serbia_montenegro.pdf|title=Extract from the IHF report|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20070903+ITEM-015+DOC+XML+V0//EN&query=INTERV&detail=1-028|title=Debates - Monday, 3 September 2007 - One-minute speeches on matters of political importance|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> |
The [[Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia]] drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living in Timok, and to their right to preserve their Romanian identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hunsor.se/dosszie/ihf_report2006_serbia_montenegro.pdf|title=Extract from the IHF report|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20070903+ITEM-015+DOC+XML+V0//EN&query=INTERV&detail=1-028|title=Debates - Monday, 3 September 2007 - One-minute speeches on matters of political importance|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> |
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===Vojvodina=== |
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Vojvodina has been in 2003 and 2004 identified by [[Human Rights Watch]] and the [[European Parliament]] as region experiencing human rights violation, and a marked increase in ethnic violence since the national elections of 2003. After thoroughly investigating these allegations, and taking into account the long history of ethnic conflict in the Balkans, the European Parliament in September 2005, unanimously passed a resolution summarised on the Europa website as: "In its resolution on Vojvodina, adopted with 88 votes in favour, none against and 2 abstentions, Parliament expresses its deep concern at the repeated breaches of human rights and the lack of law and order in that province."<ref name="Europa">[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/015-727-269-09-39-902-20050926IPR00726-26-09-2005-2005-false/default_en.htm "Human rights in Nepal, Tunisia and Vojvodina"] Parliament of the European Union Resolution on Vojvodina 29 September 2005. (Accessed January 29, 2007)</ref> |
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One instance of effective Police enforcement against ethnic violence involved a recent attack against an ethnic Serb Man, Zoran Petrović from [[Novi Sad]], in [[Temerin]] on 26 June 2004. On that day, five young ethnic Hungarian drug users: {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} István Máriás, Zsolt Illés, Árpád Horvát, Zoltán Szakáll, and József Uracs, attacked and tortured (by means of inserting a baseball bat into his anus) Mr. Petrović, and almost killed him the following is not encyclopedic: "which triggered comparisons to a similar event in [[Kosovo]] several years ago, when several [[Albanians]] inserted a bottle into anus of one [[Serbs in Kosovo|Kosovo Serb]], which triggered some of the events of the [[Kosovo war|Kosovo conflict]]. This was interpreted in some media reports as having the symbolic purpose of reminding Serbs of execution by impalement during the period of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule. [http://www.kurir-info.co.yu/Arhiva/2004/jul/01/V-14-01072004.shtml] The five criminals were convicted and received a penalty prescribed by the law, namely 11 to 15 years of imprisonment. |
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== Recent United Nations Reporting == |
== Recent United Nations Reporting == |
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Revision as of 13:47, 15 March 2022
Human rights in Serbia are a product that reflect the country’s social norms, local political processes, state and legal history, and foreign relations with parties such as the European Union. Like human rights more generally, these rights are protected through the ongoing incorporation of global norms into legal systems and enforcement of the law, with the goal of holding duty-bearers accountable for their enactment and redress for victims of their violation. Recent reports by Human Rights Watch note persistent flaws with systemic exclusion of the Roma minority population, harassment of the press and LGBT populations, hesitant prosecution of war crimes, and faulty asylum protections (particularly for children).[1]
Overview
During the breakup of Yugoslavia Serbia was the perpetrator of several human rights violations, most recognizably in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many who participated in Serb forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina were brought up on crimes against humanity and eventually indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
The most recent United Nations Human Rights Committee's periodic reports of Serbia note positive aspects such as the adoption of progressively inclusive legislation. However, ongoing matters of concern cited include insufficient implementation and funding of anti-discriminatory measures, persistent exclusion of Roma peoples, discrimination against LGBTI and HIV+ persons, lack of legal protection for those with disabilities, insufficient access to personal identity documents for refugees and displaced peoples, and a general failure to collect information of ethnic and racial minorities to ensure accountable reporting.[2]
By region
Kosovo
After the conflict, in fear of their safety, perhaps up to 250,000 Serbs and other ethnic minorities fled their homes to go north.[3]
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia drew attention to the situation of the Romanian people living in Timok, and to their right to preserve their Romanian identity.[4][5]
Recent United Nations Reporting
The third periodic report of Civil and Political Rights in Serbia concluded in 2017 and the second periodic report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded in 2014. They highlight measures taken towards the realization of Human Rights since prior reporting in Serbia, as well as ongoing matters of concern. Positive aspects include:
- ratification or accession of multiple international human rights conventions and protocols
- adoption of national strategies towards gender equality and antidiscrimination, and action plans against corruption, trafficking of persons, and domestic violence.
- Adoption of a national employment strategy with subsidies for Roma employment
- Changes to Social Welfare and Education System laws that promote social inclusion
- Legal protections for working mothers and pregnant women
- A new 2016 law on the prevention of domestic violence, as well as heightened efforts towards finding missing persons.
However, the authors also note persistent hate crimes, discrimination and/or a lack of legal protection, particularly for Roma peoples, LGBTI and HIV+ individuals, persons with disabilities, Internally Displaced peoples, Refugees and Asylum Seekers, religious minorities, and particularly women and children within these groups. They also note concerns in human trafficking and labor exploitation, inadequate application of asylum law and protection of children seeking asylum, a denial of state pensions for previously displaced peoples, inadequate legal accountability for past human rights violations, and low levels of rights protection through government monitoring. These reports contain suggestions on progressive work towards improving Serbia’s protection of human rights,[2] similar to suggestions held as a primary requirement in Serbia’s negotiations for entrance to the EU.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Serbia/Kosovo". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ a b "OHCHR | Serbia Homepage". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "Kosovo: The Human Rights Situation and the Fate of Persons Displaced from Their Homes (.pdf) "
- ^ "Extract from the IHF report" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Debates - Monday, 3 September 2007 - One-minute speeches on matters of political importance". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Serbia 2016 Report" (PDF).