Court: 2009 Pride Parade ban unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court of Serbia has adopted a complaint of the 2009 Pride Parade organizers, noting that the authorities violated the Constitution.

Izvor: Danas

Friday, 30.12.2011.

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The Constitutional Court of Serbia has adopted a complaint of the 2009 Pride Parade organizers, noting that the authorities violated the Constitution. This is according to daily Danas. Court: 2009 Pride Parade ban unconstitutional The Belgrade Center for Human Rights, which represents the 2009 Pride Parade organizers before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, has welcomed the court ruling, adding it would open up a possibility for the organizers to request compensation. Belgrade Center for Human Rights Director Vojin Dimitrijevic told the daily that the Constitutional Court’s decision was very brave considering the level of homophobia in the society. “It’s positive that the court did not rely on formalities, because the ban of the Parade in 2009 was not explicit and the organizers were instead asked in the last moment to change the location of the parade, which they could not do. The Constitutional Court’s decision is sending a clear message that similar things must not happen in the future. Just because someone does not like the manifestation doesn’t meant that it should not be held and the state has the duty to protect its participants,” he pointed out. The Belgrade Center for Human Rights repeated that unlike in 2009, the authorities explicitly banned the gay Pride Parade in 2011. The organization has already filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court and pointed out they expected another positive outcome. “We hope that the authorities will during organization of the next Pride Parade in 2012 act in accordance with the Constitutional Court’s ruling. Without that, not only members of the sexual minorities will be threatened but the idea of democracy in Serbia as well,” the Belgrade Center for Human Rights said in a released. Danas

Court: 2009 Pride Parade ban unconstitutional

The Belgrade Center for Human Rights, which represents the 2009 Pride Parade organizers before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, has welcomed the court ruling, adding it would open up a possibility for the organizers to request compensation.

Belgrade Center for Human Rights Director Vojin Dimitrijević told the daily that the Constitutional Court’s decision was very brave considering the level of homophobia in the society.

“It’s positive that the court did not rely on formalities, because the ban of the Parade in 2009 was not explicit and the organizers were instead asked in the last moment to change the location of the parade, which they could not do. The Constitutional Court’s decision is sending a clear message that similar things must not happen in the future. Just because someone does not like the manifestation doesn’t meant that it should not be held and the state has the duty to protect its participants,” he pointed out.

The Belgrade Center for Human Rights repeated that unlike in 2009, the authorities explicitly banned the gay Pride Parade in 2011. The organization has already filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court and pointed out they expected another positive outcome.

“We hope that the authorities will during organization of the next Pride Parade in 2012 act in accordance with the Constitutional Court’s ruling. Without that, not only members of the sexual minorities will be threatened but the idea of democracy in Serbia as well,” the Belgrade Center for Human Rights said in a released.

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