Thursday, 8 April 2010

Education Against Ignorance, Sanctions Against Violence

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic received today Mirjana Bogdanovic and Boris Milicevic of the Gay Straight Alliance.



The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic received today Mirjana Bogdanovic and Boris Milicevic of the Gay Straight Alliance.

Bogdanovic and Milicevic briefed the Assembly Speaker on the organisation’s next steps in improving the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in Serbia, such as the strategy to decrease violence and discrimination and promote freedom of assembly.

The Assembly Speaker repeated her position that she would personally support their efforts to eliminate discrimination and condemn violence against opponents.

“We should fight ignorance with education, and violence with sanctions”, the Assembly Speaker said.


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thursday, 9 october
  • 9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 10.00 - continuation of the First Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Cuba meets with the Charge d’Affaires and former Cuban Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 14.00 - eight National Assembly committees meet with a delegation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

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