Anti-discrimination bill adopted

Parliament has adopted the anti-discrimination law, and is due to vote on amendments to the bill this afternoon.

Izvor: FoNet

Thursday, 26.03.2009.

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Parliament has adopted the anti-discrimination law, and is due to vote on amendments to the bill this afternoon. MPs rounded off their debate on the law just before midnight last night. Anti-discrimination bill adopted The debate was brought to a close without a discussion of all the submitted amendments, after the time allotted for the debate expired. 446 amendments were submitted to the draft law, of which the government adopted six. During the debate, Serb Radical Party and Democratic Party of Serbia MPs criticized the draft law, stating that it did not safeguard the rights of all marginalized groups. During the four-hour discussion, the most heated debate centered around the articles pertaining to sexual orientation. Opposition parties were outspoken in their criticism, stating the law was bad and that they would not vote for it. Ruling coalition MPs—United Serbia aside—and opposition Liberal Democratic MPs highlighted the law’s significance, stating that it protected the most at-risk and that they would vote for it. Besides the anti-discrimination law, MPs will vote on motions for the appointment of Desanka Radunovic to the post of chairman of the National Education Council and Dejan Soskic as chairman of the National Bank of Serbia Council. Parliament (FoNet, archive)

Anti-discrimination bill adopted

The debate was brought to a close without a discussion of all the submitted amendments, after the time allotted for the debate expired. 446 amendments were submitted to the draft law, of which the government adopted six.

During the debate, Serb Radical Party and Democratic Party of Serbia MPs criticized the draft law, stating that it did not safeguard the rights of all marginalized groups. During the four-hour discussion, the most heated debate centered around the articles pertaining to sexual orientation.

Opposition parties were outspoken in their criticism, stating the law was bad and that they would not vote for it.

Ruling coalition MPs—United Serbia aside—and opposition Liberal Democratic MPs highlighted the law’s significance, stating that it protected the most at-risk and that they would vote for it.

Besides the anti-discrimination law, MPs will vote on motions for the appointment of Desanka Radunović to the post of chairman of the National Education Council and Dejan Šoškić as chairman of the National Bank of Serbia Council.

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