A/HRC/10/78
Page 16
changes. Regarding its implementation, churches and religious communities could submit
complaints to the Supreme Court. Health care, education, employment and social care were
provided for refugees. As citizens of Serbia, internally displaced persons had all the rights
ensured by the Constitution and law. Serbia had taken a series of measures to amend legislation
and adopt new laws in that field. Also, Serbia had adopted a national strategy to resolve the
problems of refugees and internally displaced persons. The law on citizenship allowed more than
200,000 refugees to acquire citizenship. Proper housing had been provided for 8,000 families.
The police accepted the concept of community policing; therefore the participation of national
minorities in the police force had therefore been fostered. In 2003, the police adopted a code of
ethics related to, inter alia, education in international human rights standards.
56.
In conclusion, Serbia expressed its gratitude and thanks to all delegations for the fruitful
debate during the review. It stressed that although much had been done, a lot still needed to be
done to achieve the highest standards in human rights. Serbia would carefully examine all
recommendations and questions made during the review.
II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS
57.
In the course of the discussion, the following recommendations were made to Serbia:
1.
To take appropriate measures to implement its commitments referred to in
paragraphs 119 and 120 of the national report, in particular ratifying various
international instruments (Algeria); to consider ratifying the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Brazil) as soon as possible (Chile) and the
Optional Protocol thereto (Mexico), the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
(Mexico, Algeria); and the International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Brazil);
2.
To adopt specific and comprehensive anti-discrimination laws (Mexico, Hungary)
to protect, inter alia, the rights of disabled persons, including living conditions in
residential and mental health institutions, and promote their social integration
(Italy), and begin their implementation (Slovakia);
3.
To ensure that legislation related to the State’s commitment to human rights is
adopted and enforced as soon as possible (United Kingdom); to educate its public
through awareness-raising campaigns enabling them to use existing legislative
and institutional mechanisms for the protection of human rights (Slovakia);
4.
To ensure that the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance be given
greater access to information so that he may fully determine whether such
information should be withheld from access to the public (United Kingdom); to
take all necessary measures to enhance the effectiveness of the Office of the
Ombudsman (Greece, Romania) and extend its monitoring authorities to
Government and the Public Prosecutor’s Office to ensure the possibility of
redressing human rights violations (Azerbaijan); and include, inter alia, effective
monitoring and promotion of child rights (Greece) and the rights of persons
belonging to national minorities (Romania);
5.
To strengthen the national mechanism for the implementation of the decisions of
the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture, the Committee on
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents