Third Periodical Report submitted to the Secretary General of the ...

Republic of Serbia
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES Third Periodical Report submitted to the Secretary General of the Council
of Europe in accordance with Article 25 of the Framework Convention
Belgrade, December 2012
CONTENTS Introduction
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...........................5
1. Information related to the implementation of the Framework Convention
for the
Protection of National
Minorities..................................................................
.......5
1.1. Legal acts used for the implementation of the Framework
Convention..........................7
2. General
information...............................................................
.......................12
2.1. Demographics
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...............12
2.2. Basic economic data
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........13
3. Administrative
structure.....................................................................
............14
3.1. Activities and organisation of the public
administration.........................................14
3.1.1. Organisation and activities related to carrying out
competences in the field of
human and minority rights
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...........15
3.2. Activities and organisation of administration of AP Vojvodina
.................................16
3.3. Activities and organisation of administration of local self-
government units...............16
4. Organisation of courts...
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.....17
4.1. Seats and territories of courts
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...............17
Part I
I. Practical arrangements made at the national level for following up the
results of the
second monitoring cycle
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............22
Part II
II. Measures for the improvement of implementation of the Framework
Convention.........28
?. Measures for the implementation of recommendations from the Resolution
of the
Committee of Ministers
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..............................28
B. Application of specific articles of the Framework Convention
..........................................35
Article 3
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............................................................35
1.1. Personal scope of application
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.........35
1.1.1. Defining the term "national
minority"..............................................................35
1.2. Respect for specific identities of persons belonging to
national minorities ...............37
1.2.1. Disputes about the national identity
.................................................................37
1.3. Ethnic data protection
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.............38
1.3.1. Legal and institutional framework for personal
data protection .......................38
1.3.1.1. Examples of selected subjects of
monitoring conducted by the
Commissioner
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..........39
1.3.2. Census data protection
...........................................................................4
1
1.4. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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......................................42
Article 4
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.............................................................49
2.1. Legal framework for the prohibition of discrimination
......................................49
2.1.1. General framework for the prohibition of
discrimination ................................49
2.1.2. Prohibition of operation of organisations and
activities instigating
discrimination
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......................53
2.2. Monitoring discrimination and available remedies
..................................................54
2.3. The situation of the Roma
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...........60
2.3.1. Personal
documents...................................................................
......................61
2.3.2.
Housing.....................................................................
......................................65
2.3.3.
Health......................................................................
....................................... 67
2.4. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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.....................................70
Article 5
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............................................................76
3.1. Legal basis for creating conditions and developing the
culture of national
minorities
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......................................76
3.2. Policy of support for minority cultures
....................................................................78
3.2.1. Financial support from the state
budget..........................................................78
3. 2.1.1. Co-financing of projects in the
area of culture and arts....................78
3.2.1.2. Protection of cultural
heritage..... ......................................................85
3.2.2. Financial support from the budget of AP of
Vojvodina ..............................88
3.2.2.1. Financing of cultural institutions
......................................................89
3.2.2.2. Co-financing of programmes in the
field of culture and arts..........91
3.2.3. Financial support from local self-government
units.....................................100
3.3. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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......100
Article 6
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...........................................................103
4.1. Inter-ethnic relations and role of law-enforcement bodies
......................................103
4.1.1. Interethnic
incidents...................................................................
...104
4.2. The role of media in encouraging tolerance and
intercultural dialogue...................106
4.3. Displaced persons
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.......................107
4.4. Human trafficking
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..110
4.5. Manifestations of violence against religious communities
.....................................115
4.6. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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...... 118
Article
7...........................................................................
.............................................................131
5.1. Freedom of assembly
.........................................................................131 5.2. Freedom of
association.................................................................
............................131
5.2.1. Financial support to associations and national
minority organisations .........134
5.3. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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.........136
Article 8
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...........................................................137
6.1. Freedom of religion
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137
6.1.1. Religious education of national minorities in
primary and
secondary schools
.................................................................... 139
6.2. State assistance to churches and religious communities
................................140
6.3. Activities on the implementation of the recommendations
of the Advisory
Committee
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...................................149
Article 9
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