Human rights official: Resignation matter of principle

The resigning State Secretary in the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights Marko Karadzic said he stepped down because he was isolated and disrespected. He added that his resignation was the matter of principle and personal relations, since he had to deal with improper attitudes, and that he handed over his work to his colleagues in the ministry. Human rights official: Resignation matter of principle In a radio show “Kaziprst” on the B92 Radio, Karadzic said that no one from the government had approached him since his resignation went public, not even Minister of Human and Minority Rights Svetozar Ciplic, who said in a statement he would definitely talk to him about the reasons for his resignation. "We had a session of the board yesterday to which I was not invited, as they believe they should not to be talking to me any more", Karadzic said, adding that his work phone was cancelled and that the harassment also included people who worked with him, from his secretary to his chauffeur. According to Karadzic, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights made a report on recent events in the village of Jabuka where attacks on Roma houses occurred, in which he was accused of provoking the anger of citizens with his statements. Karadzic said he would not sue anyone, that he needed to find a new job, that he had an MA in international human rights and would pursue that as a career. He said that Nenad Canak, President of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, the party of which Karadzic is a member, showed his support to his decision to step down from office. "I made a phone call to Nenad Canak, told him about this, he knows very well what the situation was in the ministry, he never forced me to act against common sense and against myself and supported my decision", Karadzic said. Marko Karadzic (Tanjug) Pride parade step forward Karadzic said that the Pride parade, scheduled for October 10 in Belgrade, would be a "step forward" and that at this time the most important thing was the state acted efficiently and protected people whose safety might be at risk. The "step forward" means people are accepting the existence of the LGBT population in the country and that the state is protecting everyone, and most importantly punishing those who want to act violently, Karadzic said to the B92 Radio.

Human rights official: Resignation matter of principle

In a radio show “Kažiprst” on the B92 Radio, Karadžić said that no one from the government had approached him since his resignation went public, not even Minister of Human and Minority Rights Svetozar Čiplić, who said in a statement he would definitely talk to him about the reasons for his resignation.

"We had a session of the board yesterday to which I was not invited, as they believe they should not to be talking to me any more", Karadžić said, adding that his work phone was cancelled and that the harassment also included people who worked with him, from his secretary to his chauffeur.

According to Karadžić, the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights made a report on recent events in the village of Jabuka where attacks on Roma houses occurred, in which he was accused of provoking the anger of citizens with his statements.

Karadžić said he would not sue anyone, that he needed to find a new job, that he had an MA in international human rights and would pursue that as a career.

He said that Nenad Čanak, President of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, the party of which Karadžić is a member, showed his support to his decision to step down from office.

"I made a phone call to Nenad Čanak, told him about this, he knows very well what the situation was in the ministry, he never forced me to act against common sense and against myself and supported my decision", Karadžić said.

Pride parade step forward

Karadžić said that the Pride parade, scheduled for October 10 in Belgrade, would be a "step forward" and that at this time the most important thing was the state acted efficiently and protected people whose safety might be at risk.

The "step forward" means people are accepting the existence of the LGBT population in the country and that the state is protecting everyone, and most importantly punishing those who want to act violently, Karadžić said to the B92 Radio.