Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

Labris – the organization with the most years of service in advocating the rights of LGBT persons in Serbia – celebrated the International Human Rights Day and 19 years of successful activism by awarding certificates of appreciation in the presence of activists and representatives of local and international institutions.

Certificates were awarded to organizations and individuals who, by way of their work and efforts in Serbia during 2014, contributed to improving the status of persons of a non-heterosexual orientation. Among those awarded are: the Ministry of the Interior, the Police Administration of the City of Belgrade, the embassies of Germany and Norway, USAID mission to Serbia, the Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Terry Reintke, a member of the European Parliament, Meho Omerović, president of the Committee for Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, as well as other organizations and individuals.

Žarko Šunderić, the Manager of the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit stated: “Social inclusion is a basic human right – to be equal and have the opportunity for a decent life, regardless of who we are or where we are from. This means we all have the right to strive for something better and to create the life we want for ourselves and others. This is the ‘story’ of adding up the potential of society, adding up differences among people, all forces that jointly create society and make it richer and more fulfilled. Led by this idea, we provided support to a large number of organizations in implementing initiatives aimed at improving human rights in Serbia. LABRIS is an organization we successfully and continuously cooperate with to establish respect for diversity and cooperation within the system.”

Source: labris.org.rs