Government of the Republic of Serbia
In cooperation with Austria and Slovenia, Serbia started an eighteen-month programme of advancement of human rights and fight against discrimination for which the European Union allocated 1.2 million euros.
In the meeting, where the project “Support to Advancement of Human Rights and Zero Tolerance for Discrimination” was presented, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Oscar Benedict said that Serbia had done a lot in the fight against discrimination in recent years and pointed out that this problem was still present not only in Serbia but in the EU countries too.
According to Benedict, the EU is ready to support Serbia in its efforts to advance human rights. “In the next year and a half, the partners from Austria and Slovenia will help Serbia conduct the tolerance empowerment programme”, Benedict said and pointed out that the fight against discrimination was a demanding and difficult task and that the engagement of the entire society was needed.
Suzana Paunović, the Director of the Office for Human and Minorities’ Rights, said that the programme of fight against discrimination would be conducted in 20 municipalities in Serbia and that the councils of national minorities would be included in the programme too.
Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality, said that the survey on the attitudes of citizens of Serbia towards discrimination would be conducted within this programme, which is important in order to perceive the problem.
More information about the project can be read here.
Source: europa.rs
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