Serbia: more efforts needed to face the past, increase safety of journalists and human rights defenders, and protect women from violence
Cenzolovka 17.03.2023
“It is high time for Serbia to face the legacy of the past, to protect media freedom and freedom of assembly, and to fulfil its commitments on women’s rights and gender equality” said today Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the end of a visit to the country carried out from 13 to 17 March 2023.
Stressing the important role which Serbia has in this regard, the Commissioner notes stagnation in the resolution of the pending cases of missing persons in the region, already addressed during her visits and recently published statements. “There is a need for renewed commitment by political leaders, including in Serbia, to establishing the fate of missing persons, including by opening of police and military archives that may hold important information about
