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PRISONS IN SERBIA
April 2004 - April 2005
06/30/2005 , HCHRS
Authors: Marija Jelic, M.D. Igor Kuzmanovic, M.D. Gordana Lukic -
Samardzija, Natasa Novakovic, Marijana Obradovic; Consultant on the Project: Marija Jelic;
Belgrade, May 2005; This publication is published thanks to the Assistence of the European
Comission – European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights and its support to the
project "Prevention of Torture – Support for the Rehabilitation of Victims of
Torture"
This publication is the output of the Helsinki Committee for Human
Rights in Serbia’s activity over the second year of the implementation of the project
"Prevention of Torture: Support to the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture"
that is realized thanks to the assistance of the European Commission – European
Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. Apart from the Helsinki Committee for Human
Rights in Serbia, this three-year project includes Bulgarian, Hungarian, Macedonian,
Polish and Russian Helsinki committees, as well as the... |
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PRISONS IN SERBIA
April 2003 - April 2004
05/10/2004
PUBLISHED BY:Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia; FOR
PUBLISHER:Sonja Biserko; AUTHORS:Marija Jelic, dr Igor Kuzmanovic, MD, Nataša
Novakovic, Marijana Obradovic; CONSULTANT IN THE PROJECT:Marija Jelic; Translated by:
Spomenka Grujicic; Belgrade, April 2004
The current legislation does not provide that non-governmental
organizations may visit institutions accommodating persons deprived of their liberty.
Among other things, this is to be ascribed to non-existent law on non-governmental
organizations. Given that it was not possible to formalize the necessary relationship with
the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, the Helsinki Committee established
informal ties with the Central Prison Administration, the authorized body functioning
within the Ministry. Actually, this was about a “gentlemen’s agreement”
– seven days before a planned visit to a specific institution the Helsinki Committee
had to... |
