National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Twenty-Fourth Sitting of the Gender Equality Committee
At the sitting held on 1 June, the Gender Equality Committee considered the Ombudsman’s Regular Report for 2009, section pertaining to gender equality and protection of rights of disabled persons.
At the sitting held on 1 June, the Gender Equality Committee considered the Ombudsman’s Regular Report for 2009, section pertaining to gender equality and protection of rights of disabled persons. The sitting was chaired by Dr Gordana Paunovic-Milosavljevic, Committee Chairperson.
The report was presented by the Deputy Ombudsperson in charge of the field Prof. Dr Zorica Mrsevic. She stressed that the adoption of the National Strategy for the Improvement of the Position of Women and Advancement of Gender Equality and the Gender Equality Law last year, created new a systemic basis for institutional regulation of gender equality in
She highlighted the widespread domestic violence that is tolerated even though it causes increased school and public violence.
The Deputy Ombudsman said that they had handled 56 cases of violation of gender equality in 2009, but that the cooperation among the police, social work centres, healthcare services and other relevant authorities is still insufficiently developed.
Mrsevic also pointed out that the approximately 800 000 disabled persons living in
The Committee members accepted the section of the Ombudsman’s Regular Report for 2009 pronouncing this manner of information on the implementation of certain laws useful. They emphasised the need to pass a law on the protection of the mentally ill.
At the sitting, representatives of the Roma women’s centre informed the Committee members of their activities.
Committees related to this activity
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker and Acting President of the Republic of Serbia meets with the delegation of the PACE Observation Mission (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Green Salon)
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9.45 - the PACE delegation meets with the “Aleksandar Vucic – Serbia Must Not Stop” Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.30 - the PACE delegation meets with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.15 - the PACE delegation meets with representatives of national minority parties (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - the PACE delegation meets with the “MPs stand with the students” Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.30 - the PACE delegation meets with the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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14.00 - the PACE delegation meets with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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14.45 - the PACE delegation meets with the Chair and members of the Commission for the Revision of the Voters’ Register (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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15.15 - the PACE delegation meets with the representatives of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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16.00 - the PACE delegation meets with the Chairperson and members of the Republic Electoral Commission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)