In July, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 200 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian, Bosnian or Romanian border. During this period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 1883 refugees/migrants, through information, psychosocial support, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres. During this reporting period, up to 44 refugees/migrants were seen sleeping rough in the parks near the Belgrade Bus station every morning.

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 1541 newly arrived refugees and migrants (1159 adults - 1034 men and 125 women, and 382 children - 313 boys and 69 girls, including 252 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), 249 boys and 3 girls) with relevant information.

The refugees/migrants of other nationalities were from Bangladesh (61), Eritrea (10), India (23), Libya (3), Somalia (16), Tunisia (3), Egypt (1), Nepal (10), Nigeria (1), Russia (1), Sri Lanka (6) and Turkey (3). Refugees/migrants arrived to Serbia via Macedonia (873 or 56.7%), Bulgaria (270 or 17.5%), Albania (5 or 0.3%), BiH (3 or 0.2%), while 41 of them did not specify where they had entered Serbia and 349 refugees/migrants, mostly from Iran, arrived by plane.

The families and UASC waiting for registration or transport to one of the asylum or reception centres they had been referred to still had the option of spending the night in the aid hub Refugee Aid Miksalište, in the proximity of Belgrade Bus and Train Station. Info Park continued to provide one meal a day for newly arrived refugees/migrants, and occasionally covered the costs of transport to the reception and asylum centres. Beside Praxis and Info Park, SCRM organised transportation to asylum and reception centres several times during this reporting period. The MSF clinic continued to provide medical support. In this reporting period, there was no organised distribution of clothing and footwear in the field in Belgrade.

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In June, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 150 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian, Bosnian or Romanian border. In this period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 1598 refugees/migrants, through information, psychosocial support, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres.

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 1294 newly arrived refugees and migrants (994 adults - 865 men and 129 women, and 300 children - 215 boys and 85 girls, including 145 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), 143 boys and 2 girls) with relevant information.

Comparing to the previous period, there was a noticeable increase in the number of refugees/migrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. In May, 167 refugees/migrants or 19.4% of them arrived from Iraq, while in June, this number increased to 252. In previous month, 114 (13.3%) refugees/migrants arrived from Afghanistan, while in June, this number increased to 248. As for the refugees/migrants from Pakistan, 191 refugees/migrants (22.2%) arrived in May, while in June, this number increased to 396. The refugees/migrants of other nationalities were from Bangladesh (27), Eritrea (6), India (4), Cameron (2), Libya (9), Ivory Coast (1), Romania (1), Somalia (17), Palestine (1) and Turkey (2). Refugees/migrants arrived to Serbia via Macedonia (808 or 62.4%), Bulgaria (227 or 17.5%), Croatia (12 or 0.9%), Hungary (2 or 0.2%) and Romania (1 or 0.1%), while 15 of them did not specify where they had entered Serbia and 229 refugees/migrants from Iran arrived by plane.

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In May, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 200 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian, Bosnian or Romanian border. In this reporting period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 1078 refugees/migrants, through information, psychosocial support, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres.

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 859 newly arrived refugees and migrants (642 adults - 534 men and 118 women, and 207 children - 157 boys and 50 girls, including 103 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), 102 boys and 1 girl) with relevant information.

The families and UASC waiting for registration or transport to one of the asylum or reception centres they had been referred to still had the option of spending the night in the aid hub Refugee Aid Miksalište, in the proximity of Belgrade Bus and Train Station. In this reporting period, SCRM organised, on one occasion, the transportation of the refugees/migrants to the Reception Centre in Bosilegrad. Info Park continued to provide one meal a day for newly arrived refugees/migrants, and occasionally covered the costs of transport to the reception and asylum centres. Beside Praxis and Info Park, RAS also occasionally covered the transport costs. MSF clinic continued to provide medical support. In this reporting period, there was no organised distribution of clothing and footwear in the field in Belgrade.

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Danas, na Svetski dan deteta, hteli bismo još jednom da skrenemo pažnju na problem dečjih brakova u Srbiji sa kojim se susreću deca na margini društva, a pre svega ona u romskoj zajednici.

Prema Istraživanju višestrukih pokazatelja položaja žena i dece za 2019. godinu (MICS 6), koje je sproveo Republički zavod za statistiku, uz tehničku i finansijsku podršku UNICEF-a, Evropske unije, UNFPA i Vlade Republike Srbije, ostvaren je određeni napredak kod dece u romskim naseljima. Napredak je uočen u povećanom obuhvatu imunizacijom dece u romskim naseljima, udvostručenoj stopi pohađanja srednjeg obrazovanja kod devojčica iz romskih naselja, smanjenju stope smrtnosti odojčadi i dece mlađe od pet godina, mada su ovi podaci i dalje znatno nepovoljniji nego kod dece u opštoj populaciji.

Međutim, jasna stagnacija primetna je u oblasti dečjih, ranih i prinudnih brakova, iako ih ciljevi održivog razvoja navode kao štetnu praksu koju treba eliminisati do 2030. godine. MICS 6 istraživanje pokazuje da je stopa dečjih brakova u populaciji devojčica i mladih žena iz romskih naselja i dalje izuzetno visoka. Naime, procenat žena iz romskih naselja starosti 20-24 godine koje su stupile u brak pre navršenih 18 godina života iznosi 55,8%, dok je procenat žena iste starosne dobi koje su stupile u brak pre navršenih 15 godina života 15,9%. Procenat žena starosti 15-19 godina koje su trenutno u braku ili vanbračnoj zajednici iznosi čak 34,1%. Ranim stupanjem u brak deca su lišena detinjstva, redovnog psihičkog i fizičkog razvoja, školovanja i prilike da samostalno biraju partnera u budućnosti. Kako je napuštanje školovanja istovremeno i uzrok i posledica dečjih brakova, povećan je rizik od ekonomske zavisnosti i siromaštva. Pritom, deca su izložena nasilju, riziku od apatridije i riziku od ekonomske i seksualne eksploatacije.

Na polju prevencije dečjih brakova, Praxis je ove godine održao seriju radionica sa više od 200 učenika iz osnovnih škola u 9 opština širom Srbije sa ciljem podizanja svesti o štetnosti ove pojave. “Pustite nas da provedemo detinjstvo u školskim klupama, a ne ljuljajući decu!”, “Brinite o deci” samo su neke od poruka koje su ova deca uputila institucijama i zajednici.

Dečji brak predstavlja grubo kršenje prava deteta, posebno devojčica, i tako ga treba posmatrati. U cilju prevencije i eliminacije ove pojave, pored podizanja svesti, neophodno je aktivnije i posvećenije delovanje države, jačanje saradnje i proaktivno delovanje nadležnih institucija. Stanovište po kome ova štetna praksa predstavlja romsku kulturu i tradiciju ne sme biti izgovor za nepoštovanje nacionalnih i međunarodnih zakona, a naročito za sprečavanje svakog deteta da dostigne svoj puni razvojni kapacitet.

In April, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 180 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian or Romanian border. In this period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 1176 refugees/migrants, through information, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres.

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 704 newly arrived refugees and migrants (542 adults - 470 men and 72 women, and 162 children - 126 boys and 36 girls, including 102 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), 95 boys and 7 girls) with relevant information. Out of the total of 704 newly arrived refugees/migrants, 123 persons or 17.5% of them were from Afghanistan, which is almost double compared to the previous period when 64 Afghans arrived. 15 newly arrived refugees/migrants were from Syria, which accounts for 2.1% of the total number and represents a decrease compared to the previous period (in March, 33 newly arrived refugees were from Syria). 66 refugees and migrants came from Iraq (9.4%). 175 refugees/migrants (24.9%) came from Pakistan. A total of 254 refugees/migrants (36.1% of the total number) came from Iran, which is also a significant increase compared to the previous period when 125 refugees/migrants arrived from Iran. Out of 254 Iranian refugees/migrants, 230 arrived by plane. 15 refugees/migrants (2.1%) came from Algeria and 1 (0.1%) from Morocco. A total of 55 (7.8%) refugees/migrants came from other countries - from India (4), China (1), Bangladesh (4), Egypt (1), Ghana (7), Congo (1), Libya (14), Nepal (1), Ivory Cost (1), Somalia (13), Sri Lanka (5) and Tunisia (3).

The families and UASC waiting for registration or transport to one of the asylum or reception centres they had been referred to still had the option of spending the night in the aid hub Refugee Aid Miksalište, in the proximity of Belgrade Bus and Train Station. In this reporting period, there was no organised transportation of the refugees/migrants to the reception and asylum centers. Info Park continued to provide one meal a day for newly arrived refugees/migrants, and occasionally covered transport costs to the reception and asylum centres, while MSF clinic continued to provide medical support. In this reporting period, there was no organised distribution of clothing and footwear in the field in Belgrade.

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In March, the number of refugees/migrants met and interviewed by Praxis’ mobile team did not exceed 150 on a daily basis, including the newly arrived ones, the refugees/migrants accommodated in the Asylum Centre Krnjača and the Reception Centre Obrenovac and those who returned to Belgrade after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Croatian, Hungarian or Romanian border. In this reporting period, Praxis provided assistance to a total of 823 refugees/migrants, through information, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or covering the costs of transport to the asylum and reception centres

Praxis continued its field work and provided a total of 538 newly arrived refugees and migrants (423 adults - 377 men and 46 women, and 115 children - 91 boys and 24 girls, including 63 potential unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), all boys) with relevant information. Out of the total of 538 newly arrived refugees/ migrants, 64 persons or 11.9% of them were from Afghanistan. 33 newly arrived refugees/migrants were from Syria, which accounts for 6.1% of the total number. 67 refugees and migrants came from Iraq (12.5%). 189 refugees/migrants (35.1%) came from Pakistan, which is a significant increase compared to the previous reporting period when 100 newly arrived refugees/migrant were from Pakistan. 125 refugees/migrants (23.2% of the total number) came from Iran. The refugees/migrants from Iran continue arriving by plane: 106 out of 125 of them in March. 5 refugees/migrants (0.9%) came from Algeria and 4 (0.7%) from Morocco. A total of 51 (0.7%) refugees/migrants came from other countries - from Russia (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Burundi (1), Congo (1), Ghana (1), India (17 – out of whom 4 arrived by plane), Lebanon (1), Libya (17), Myanmar (2), Nepal (4), Sri Lanka (4) and Turkey (Kurd) (1).

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U februaru, broj izbeglica i migranata koje je Praxisov terenski tim viđao i sa kojima je razgovarao nije bio veći od 125 dnevno, uključujući novopristigle, izbeglice i migrante smeštene u Centru za azil Krnjača i Prihvatnom centru Obrenovac, kao i one koji su se u Beograd vratili nakon neuspešnih pokušaja prelaska hrvatske, mađarske ili rumunske granice. U tom periodu, Praxis je pružio pomoć izbeglicama i migrantima (ukupno 828) u vidu informisanja, upućivanja na ciljanu pomoć koju pružaju različite organizacije i institucije ili pokrivanja troškova prevoza do centara za auto azil i prihvatnih centara.

Praxis je nastavio da sprovodi svoje aktivnosti na terenu u okviru kojih je ukupno 425 novopridošlih izbeglica/migranata (325 odraslih - 276 muškaraca i 49 žena i 100 dece - 79 dečaka i 21 devojčica, uključujući 56 potencijalna maloletnika bez pratnje - sve dečaci) dobilo releventne informacije. Od ukupnog broja novopristiglih izbeglica i migranata (425), 61 lica ili 14,4% njih su iz Avganistana. 23 novopristiglih izbeglica i migranata su bili iz Sirije, što je  5,4% od ukupnog broja. 75 izbeglica i migranata je došlo iz Iraka (17,6%). 100 izbeglica i migranata (23,5%) su došli iz Pakistana. 136 izbeglica i migranata (32,0% od ukupnog broja) došli su iz Irana. Izbeglice i migranti iz Irana nastavljaju da stižu avionom: bilo ih je 115 u februaru. 7 izbeglica i migranata (1,6%) su došli iz Alžira. Ukupno 23 (5,4%) izbeglica i migranata su došli iz drugih zemalja - Libije (12), Indije (3), Šri Lanke (1), Nigerije (1), Kuvajta (3), Bangladeša (1), Sudana (1) i Ukrajine (1).

Preuzmite kompletan Izveštaj o praćenju zaštite i pružanju pomoći i informacija izbeglicama i migrantima ovde.

Praxis je učestvovao na prvoj javnoj raspravi o Nacrtu Zakona o pravima deteta i zaštitniku prava deteta koja je održana 5. juna 2019. godine. Savet za prava deteta Vlade Republike Srbijeu kome su zastupljeni predstavnici relevantnih državnih institucija i civilnog sektora je jednoglasno pokrenuo inicijativu 2017. godine da Republika Srbije dobije sveobuhvatni Zakon o pravima deteta i zaštitniku prava deteta. 

Trenutno, profesionalci primenjuju u praksi preko 80 zakonskih tekstova u oblasti prava deteta, a kao jedan od problema koji se najčešće ističe jeste i njihova međusobna neusklađenost. Zato bi i budući Zakon o pravima deteta i zaštitniku prava deteta, kao tzv. „krovni“ zakon, trebalo da doprinese harmonizaciji celokupnog pravnog sistema u oblasti prava deteta, jer će biti neophodno usaglašavanje postojećih zakonskih rešenja u svim sektorskim zakonima sa rešenjima sadržanim u pomenutom zakonu.

Na neophodnost usvajanja sveobuhvatnog zakona u oblasti prava deteta, civilni sektor je ukazivao kontinuirano kako državnim institucijama, tako i međunarodnim telima UN koji prate sprovođenje međunarodnih instrumenata za zaštitu ljudskih prava u Srbiji. Usvajanjem ovog zakona naša zemlja bi ispunila jednu od svojih međunarodnih obaveza koja proizilazi iz članstva u Savetu Evrope, što je i preporuka Komiteta za prava deteta UN, koja datira iz 2008. godine, a ponovljena je i u narednom ciklusu, kao i preporuka sa poslednjeg procesa Univerzalnog periodičnog pregleda Saveta za ljudska prava iz januara 2018. godine. Praxis je imao priliku da aktivno učestvuje i tokom javne rasprave o Nacrtu Zakona o pravima deteta koja je bila održana pre deset godina, ali zbog nedostatka političke volje dalji rad na izradi zakona je bio obustavljen. Nadamo se da će ovog puta država biti odlučnija i u skladu sa predviđenim planom do septembra 2019. godine usvojiti izuzetno važan zakon, kao instrument koji će pre svega imati osnovni zadatak da promoviše i unapređuje prava deteta, koordinira aktivnosti u ostvarivanju prava deteta i vrši kontrolu organa javne vlasti i drugih subjekata u društvu u poštovanju prava deteta.

Održavanje javnih rasprava će uslediti u Novom Sadu, Kragujevcu, Novom Pazaru i Nišu. 

On Thursday, 23 May 2019, the newly established Thematic Group on Early Childhood Development and Education of Children, coordinated by the Network of Organisations for Children of Serbia, held its first meeting. 

The meeting was dedicated to the formal establishment of the Thematic Group on Early Childhood Development and Education of Children, agreement on future work, dynamics, ways of cooperation, possible joint activities, identification of stakeholders, relevant decision makers and the media.

The meeting participants shared current information in the field of early childhood development, about relevant initiatives such as Call for Action of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, supported by UNICEF, development of early intervention models, creation of Internet Platform for Parents and Practitioners.

As a member of the newly-established Thematic Group, Jasmina Miković, Praxis Deputy Executive Director, shared the experience and findings of Praxis, especially pointing out the importance of investing in early childhood development without discrimination, which should be one of the important priorities because it would allow each child to fully enjoy the guaranteed rights. In addition, she stressed the importance of promoting the registration of every child into birth registry books immediately after birth, providing adequate living conditions, as well as working on the prevention and elimination of harmful practices such as child, early and forced marriages.

More than 150 participants attended the Eurochild General Assembly and Members’ Day in Brussels on 17 and 18 April 2019, making it the largest gathering in Eurochild’s history. On that occasion, the Network of organizations for children of Serbia - MODS, as a member of the Eurochild’s National Partner Networks, was represented by Jasmina Miković from Praxis, President of the MODS Management Board.

The aim of this annual gathering of Eurochild members was to reflect on child rights advocacy in a changing Europe, share experiences and gain new knowledge in specific topics linked to Eurochild’s strategic goals, in order to be able to work/influence more effectively and work with the next EU legislature. Therefore, the meeting was attended by the high level EU stakeholders from the European Commission, who provided input to Eurochild’s advocacy work for children’s rights.

This meeting was the opportunity for Eurochild to reaffirm its Strategic Plan2019-2021, as the result of a process of reflection with Eurochild members, Management Board, and children and young people. In the period 2019-2021, Eurochild’s advocacy will focus on tackling child poverty and social exclusion (promoting a children’s rights approach), reforming child welfare and protection systems (promoting systemic change centred on strengthening families and communities), and making children’s rights visible at the highest political level. 

For more information, see the announcement here.