International Human Rights Day - December 10, 2014. - Notes

* "Enough of terror!" - 11h - 12h in front of the Media Center, Terazije 3, a theatrical action was organized by Reconstruction Women's Fund and Women in Black.
Street action had very good media coverage, and was marked by police security without incident. The street action was attended by over 50 people from women and human rights organizations, from Belgrade and a various towns in Serbia.

* We are asking for our rights, we demand accountability - 12h - 13h - press conference at the Media Center, on human rights violations, as well as the requirements of state for human rights and the fulfillment of international obligations of the state - Serbia

Moderator: Marija Perkovic from Women in Black<&em>, among other things, said the following:
Women in Serbia have paid the highest price of war, nationalism, militarism, and later criminal privatization, but , women were most active throughout that period in the fight against injustice and discrimination
At this point in Serbia almost all social groups are threatened, the number of extremely poor grows, violence against women and children is increasing drastically, members of the minority (ethnic, sexual, cultural ...), asylum seekers, human rights defenders. Next activists of civil society in Serbia spoke about this topics, today in Media Centar:

- Sonja Biserko, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia
- Bobana Macanović, Autonomni ženski centar
- Milica Lupšor, Women's Section of UG Equality
- Jovana Vuković, Regional Centre for Minorities
- Nada Đuričković, Reconstruction Women's Fund and the Roma Center Dae
- Dragoslava Barzut, Labris
- Olivera Otašević, Astra
- Marijana Savić, Atina
- Marijana Toma, Fond for Humanitarian Law
- Staša Zajović, Women in Black
- Kristina Todorović, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights

The press conference was attended by over 60 people, activists and journalists.


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