The problem of "legally invisible persons" has existed for years and prevented thousands of people to realise their basic human rights. Therefore, the Ombudsman believes that the National Assembly should adopt, without delay, the amendments to the part of the Law on Non-Contentious Procedure related to drawing up a document on the fact of birth.

The Ombudsman that submitted an Initiative for Amending the Law on Non-Contentious Procedure to the Government of the Republic of Serbia, will also propose the amendments to modify the submitted proposal because of the changes that occurred in the meantime. More precisely, the Protector of Citizens expects that the National Assembly will adopt the amendments in accordance with the proposal sent to the Government, by which the Ombudsman suggests that the human rights organisations should be allowed to initiate a procedure for drawing up a document on the fact of birth. This change is very important since the non-governmental organisations that deal with the protection of human rights, by working on the issues related to “legally invisible persons” and persons who do not possess personal documents, have acquired expertise and developed necessary resources for active participation in solving the problems of these persons.

The statement has been retrieved from the website of the Ombudsman.