Govt. adopts anti-discrimination law

The government has adopted the anti-discrimination law again today, including some changes made at the request of religious communities.

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Friday, 13.03.2009.

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The government has adopted the anti-discrimination law again today, including some changes made at the request of religious communities. “We’ve effectively reached a good draft law, where no single amendment has changed its essence,” Labor Minister Rasim Ljajic told a press conference after today’s cabinet meeting. Govt. adopts anti-discrimination law He explained that the draft law, which was temporarily pulled from parliamentary procedure in early March, had not undergone any major changes, and that it had only been a question of altering some of the act’s wording. The minister said that the Religion Ministry had not given the green light to the draft anti-discrimination law. He told the press conference that Religion Minister Bogoljub Sijakovic had not attended the session, and that that ministry had not given its blessing to the bill. Human and Minority Rights Minister Svetozar Ciplic said that the bill had been adopted unanimously at today’s meeting. Articles 18 and 21 had not been erased from the draft anti-discrimination law, the government told Beta earlier. The remaining articles to which religious communities raised queries either were not changed at all or underwent minimal corrections and specifications which do not change the essence or purpose of the law. The new version of the law, which Beta has seen, adds a new paragraph to Article 18, while the third paragraph from Article 21 has been erased; the essence of the latter already exists in other provisions of the same law. The new paragraph in Article 18 specifies that the conduct of priests and religious officials will not be considered discrimination if it is legally in keeping with church doctrine, faith or the purpose of a church or religious community. The ministry has proposed the addition of a new paragraph in Article 20, outlawing public or private discrimination based on sex or change of sex. Rasim Ljajic (Tanjug, archive)

Govt. adopts anti-discrimination law

He explained that the draft law, which was temporarily pulled from parliamentary procedure in early March, had not undergone any major changes, and that it had only been a question of altering some of the act’s wording.

The minister said that the Religion Ministry had not given the green light to the draft anti-discrimination law.

He told the press conference that Religion Minister Bogoljub Šijaković had not attended the session, and that that ministry had not given its blessing to the bill.

Human and Minority Rights Minister Svetozar Čiplić said that the bill had been adopted unanimously at today’s meeting.

Articles 18 and 21 had not been erased from the draft anti-discrimination law, the government told Beta earlier.

The remaining articles to which religious communities raised queries either were not changed at all or underwent minimal corrections and specifications which do not change the essence or purpose of the law.

The new version of the law, which Beta has seen, adds a new paragraph to Article 18, while the third paragraph from Article 21 has been erased; the essence of the latter already exists in other provisions of the same law.

The new paragraph in Article 18 specifies that the conduct of priests and religious officials will not be considered discrimination if it is legally in keeping with church doctrine, faith or the purpose of a church or religious community.

The ministry has proposed the addition of a new paragraph in Article 20, outlawing public or private discrimination based on sex or change of sex.

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