A/HRC/13/19 transparency of administrative disputes in Serbia and certain provisions of the Law on Misdemeanours. It stated that the reservation on mandatory detention had ceased to be valid. It had also ratified the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2004, the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Serbia provided relevant data on its cases before the European Court of Human Rights. It stated that the Court had delivered 32 judgements (1 judgement in 2006, 14 judgements in 2007, 9 judgements in 2008 and 8 judgements in the first half of 2009), 34 decisions and had made interventions in four cases. With regard to Serbia, violation of the right to trial within a reasonable time (article 6, paragraph 1, of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) had been the most frequently found violation before the European Court of Human Rights. As a party to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Serbia had accepted and abided by the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as guidelines for the development and fulfilment of standards in the treatment of detainees in Serbia, and had included them into the short-term and long-term plans for the competent State authorities. The delegation of the Committee had paid its second official visit to Serbia from 19 to 29 November 2007. Serbia stated that its cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was based on its Law on Cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. Serbia also provided information on its international cooperation in the area of development. Together with 189 other countries, Serbia had adopted by consensus the Millennium Declaration at the Millennium Summit held in New York in September 2000. It had commenced its work on drafting the Poverty Reduction Strategy in Serbia in late 2002. The starting point, strategic directions, the methodology for preparing the Strategy and its implementation were defined in the Starting Points of the Poverty Reduction Strategy, which had been approved by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The Poverty Reduction Strategy was an integral part of the Government Framework for International Support and Development Cooperation and at the same time contained the plan of activities for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. In 2007, the paper “National Millennium Development Goals in the Republic of Serbia” was adopted. For each millennium development goal, eight national goals/tasks to be achieved by 2015 were established. The Declaration of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015 on 2 February 2005 was signed in Sofia by Prime Ministers of participating countries and the implementation of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015 initiative was launched. At the national level, Serbia adopted the National Sustainable Development Strategy in 2008. As a direct response to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Strategy was launched at the proposal of the Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia. The Strategy commenced in July 2005 with cooperation between the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the United Nations Development Programme and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Lastly, Serbia provided relevant information on its international and regional cooperation in the field of human and minority rights protection. It stated that priorities in the promotion and protection of human rights at the international level included: cooperation with international and regional organizations in the fields of human and minority rights protection, active participation in international cooperation programmes in 8 GE.10-10005

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