On 11 March 2013, the seminar on registration in birth registry book, access to rights and protection against discrimination was held in Vrsac for 26 participants – representatives and activists of Roma associations and organizations, Roma coordinators, health mediators and pedagogical assistants from Pancevo, Jabuka, Kovin, Zrenjanin, Alibunar, Ilandza, Nikolinac, Bela Crkva and Vrsac. The seminar was organized within the project Legal Assistance to Persons at Risk of Statelessness in Serbia, implemented by Praxis and funded by UNHCR.

After presentations of Praxis representatives on the above stated subjects, the mechanisms of exercise and protection of rights were described through the interactive presentation of cases and positive legal solutions.

In the final part of the seminar, the participants discussed about the problems encountered in practice and also exchanged experience in acting of competent services and bodies in the implementation of applicable regulations.

There was also a discussion about the cases of discrimination and some discriminatory procedures that affected pupils of Roma nationality in schools in the region. The participants were highly interested and took an active approach to subjects they discussed about and showed willingness to cooperate.

See: Dnevni red