Most "legally invisible" people in Serbia are Roma

Slavica Đukić-Dejanović says most "legally invisible people" in Serbia were Roma - but "all displaced persons are in danger of slipping into that category".

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 20.03.2012.

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Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic says most "legally invisible people" in Serbia were Roma - but "all displaced persons are in danger of slipping into that category". Speaking at a meeting on the position of legally invisible people based on a report from the ombudsman, she pointed out that even the children of the persons who were not able to acquire personal identification documents could not be registered normally in the birth registry, "even if they were born in a hospital". Most "legally invisible" people in Serbia are Roma The current regulations were making it difficult or impossible for them to do it later on, the Serbian parliament speaker noted. The speaker mentioned the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which specifies that birth and name, as the basics of personal identity, should be recognized for each newborn in Serbia. Law changes are required for something like that, and an initiative for it has already entered the parliamentary procedure. The proposed law amendments will be one of the chief priorities for the next parliament, she remarked. The meeting was organized by Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic. An announcement stated that Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, Justice Minister Snezana Malovic, and Human and Minority Rights Minister Milan Markovic were among the participants. Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert was also present. Romas in a settlement in Belgrade (file) Tanjug

Most "legally invisible" people in Serbia are Roma

The current regulations were making it difficult or impossible for them to do it later on, the Serbian parliament speaker noted.

The speaker mentioned the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which specifies that birth and name, as the basics of personal identity, should be recognized for each newborn in Serbia.

Law changes are required for something like that, and an initiative for it has already entered the parliamentary procedure.

The proposed law amendments will be one of the chief priorities for the next parliament, she remarked.

The meeting was organized by Ombudsman Saša Janković. An announcement stated that Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić, Justice Minister Snežana Malović, and Human and Minority Rights Minister Milan Marković were among the participants.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert was also present.

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