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On January 29, 2021, ASTRA conducted the first of the two thematic events with key judicial and child protection stakeholders on “Position and Rights of Child Victims in Criminal Proceedings”. Initially planned round table was supposed to gather 20 participants but, due to unprecedented interest, ASTRA received almost 200 applications and decided to expand the

This year, the annual international conference of the Victimology Society of Serbia was organized online, on November 26 and 27, 2020, entitled COVID-19 in the Balkans: Patterns of Victimization and Victims’ Rights. The conference aims to enable the exchange of experiences and knowledge related to the impact of COVID-19 on patterns of victimization, rights, and

Traditionally, this year as well, Marija Andjelković, the director of ASTRA, gave a lecture at the Legal Clinic for the Combating Human Trafficking at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade. Students were introduced to the trends of human trafficking in Serbia, the preventive activities that are being carried out, and the position and rights

Today, November 24, the three-day training for education professionals on preventing and combating trafficking in children began. The training was organized to raise awareness and sensitize educational counselors about the complexity of the problem of child trafficking and the risk factors and vulnerability of children to human trafficking. Besides, the organizers intended to initiate a

Trafficking in human beings is a severe form of human rights violations and one of the most severe challenges any society may face. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the plight of victims of trafficking and fueled vulnerabilities to human trafficking due to lockdown measures, travel restrictions, and other emergency measures imposed to combat the global

As part of regular cooperation with the Faculty of Law, Belgrade, the director of ASTRA, Marija Andjelković, held another lecture on November 17, this time intended for the participants of the master studies at the Department of Civil Law. Students were introduced to the trends of trafficking in human beings and children in Serbia abroad,

Today, November 17, the Coalition prEUgovor presented the latest Alarm – an independent semi-annual report on Serbia’s progress in terms of political criteria and policy implementation in the areas covered by Chapters 23 (Justice and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom, and Security) of the Accessions negotiations with the European Union. The report’s findings indicate

For many years, the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation has been implementing a regional EU advocacy program for Western Balkans countries. This program aims to provide Balkans women’s organizations with greater visibility in the EU integration process, strengthen women’s participation in those processes, and improve women’s human rights in the region. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic,

Last week, October 29 and 30, a training was held for law students. The participants were introduced in more detail to the problem of human trafficking in general, then child trafficking, and the methodology of monitoring trials for the crime of trafficking and related acts in trials involving children. This training aims to strengthen future

In the year marking the twentieth anniversary of the Palermo Protocol and the twentieth anniversary of ASTRA, we publish this publication to contribute to additional education and sensitization of judges and public prosecutors involved in decision-making in cases related to trafficking. Numerous associates, who participated in the development of this handbook, have been dealing with