U Srbiji obeležen Dan sećanja na žene žrtve nasilja – od početka godine ubijena 21 žena – Day of Remembrance for Women Victims of Violence was marked – 21 women were killed in Serbia in this year

Serbia, May 18th: “When the system does not react, the criminal is reacting”, “No woman less, no more dead”, “We stand for women whose voice is not heard anymore”, “React until it’s too late”, “Stop femicide”, “We want life without violence “, are some of the messages sent by members and activists of women’s organizations from street actions and gatherings held in several towns of Serbia on the occasion of May 18th, the Day of Remembrance for Women Victims of Violence, established last year by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, on the initiative of Women’s networks against violence.

In most cases, women in Serbia are killed by their partners or former partners, using knife, drowning or firearms, and the most dangerous place for a woman is still the home where they live. Most of the killed women in Serbia in 2018 were aged over 55, says data from the Autonomous Women’s Center and the Women’s Network against Violence.

According to their website, based on an analysis of the cases of female killings in 2017, in 10 out of 26 femicides, the police, prosecutors’ offices and centers for social work had information about the violence that was committed against a woman, but they did not do enough to prevent escalation of violence.

Street actions and meetings therefore require the responsibility of professionals who have not done enough to prevent the killings.

On the occasion of this day, on the Republic Square in Belgrade, the installation “Reaction instead of crimes” was set. Similar installation was set in the central squares in cities Uzice, Krusevac, Novi Sad, Leskovac and Tutin, and activists provided information on support services for women who survived male violence. The Women’s Forum of Prijepolje celebrated the Day of Remembrance of Women Victims of Violence by street action and talking about violence against women with its fellow citizens.

Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Gender Equality Coordination Body, Zorana Mihajlovic, stated that each case should be carefully analyzed in order to identify deficiencies in protection, with the aim of improving and further developing preventive measures. She said that more than 350 women were killed in the last ten years and 21 in the first four months of this year.

To remind, May 18 was chosen for the Memorial Day for women victims of violence, as on 16, 17 and 18 May 2015, seven women in Serbia were killed in family and partner violence.

„Kad sistem ne reaguje, reaguje zločinac“, „Ni jedna žena manje, ni jedna mrtva više“, „Ustanimo za žene čiji se glas više ne čuje“, „Reaguj dok ne bude kasno“, „Stop femicidu“, „Hoćemo život bez nasilja“, neke su od poruka koje su članice i aktivistkinje ženskih organizacija poslale sa uličnih akcija i skupova koji su održani u više gradova Srbije povodom 18.maja, Dana sećanja na žene žrtve nasilja, koji je prošle godine ustanovila Vlada Republike Srbije na incijativu Mreže Žene protiv nasilja.

Žene u Srbiji u najvećem broju slučajeva ubijaju njihovi partneri ili bivši partneri i to upotrebom noža, davljenjem ili vatrenim oružjem, a najopasnije mesto za ženu i dalje predstavlja dom u kom živi. Najveći broj ubijenih žena u Srbiji tokom 2018. godine je bilo starosti iznad 55 godina, podaci su Autonomnog ženskog centra i Mreže žena protiv nasilja.

Na njihovom sajtu se navodi da su, na osnovu analize slučajeva ubistava žena u 2017. godini, u 10 od 26 femicida, policija, tužilaštvo i centri za socijalni rad imali informacije o nasilju koje je vršeno nad ženom ali ipak, nisu učinili dovoljno da ubistva budu sprečena.

Uličnim akcijama i skupovima se zato traži odgovornost profesionalaca koji nisu učinili dovoljno da ubistva spreče.

Povodom ovog dana, na Trgu republike u Beogradu postavljena je instalacija „Reakcija umesto zločina“. Ista instalacija postavljena je na centralnim trgovima u Užicu, Kruševcu, Novom Sadu, Leskovcu i Tutinu, a aktivistkinje ženskih grupa pružale su informacije o uslugama za podršku ženama koje su preživele muško nasilje.

Forum žena Prijepolja je Dan sećanja na žene žrtve nasilja obeležio uličnom akcijom i razgovorima o nasilju nad ženama sa svojim sugrađanima i sugrađankama.

Potpredsednica Vlade i predsednica Koordinacionog tela za rodnu ravnopravnost Zorana Mihajlović izjavila je da svaki slučaj treba pažljivo analizirati da bi se identifikovali propusti u zaštiti, s ciljem da se poboljšaju i dalje razvijaju preventivne mere. Ona je navela da je više od 350 žena ubijeno u poslednjih deset godina, a 21 u prva četiri meseca ove godine.

Da podsetimo, 18. maj je odabran za Dan sećanja na žene žrtve nasilja jer je 16, 17. i 18. maja 2015. godine čak sedam žena u Srbiji ubijeno u porodičnom i partnerskom nasilju.

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