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30.01.2007 In 1996, a group of students, with financial assistance from the Montenegro Open Society Institute, started the work on the “Juventas” Youth Magazine. This initiative later transformed into the OKC Juventas (Youth Cultural Centre). The exact date was January 29, 1996.

26.01.2007 After prolonged attempts to get the truth about what happened to their children killed while serving in the Army, in suspect circumstances, from the Army and other state institutions, their parents established the “Parents in Black” Association, as an organized attempt to get to the truth.

25.01.2007 Bebac non-governmental organization launched a campaign to improve the status of pregnant women in Serbia, inviting the general public and the competent state institutions to respect the moral and civilized rules for treatment of pregnant women.

24.01.2007 The Association of Women Initiative (AWIN) and the Gender and Ethnicity Research Centre (Altera MB from Budapest, Hungary), will present on Thursday, January 25, the results of the sociological research - Gender Barometer in Serbia 2006: Social Position of Women and Men.

24.01.2007 The International Organization for Migration started the Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals –TRQN Project, aimed to contribute to reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan, B&H, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Sierra Leone and Sudan.

23.01.2007 The Parliamentary Elections in Serbia proceeded in line with international standards, reports the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM). The Elections provided the citizens with a true opportunity to select from a wide array of political platforms and were conducted in accordance with OSCE criteria and the Council of Europe standards on democratic elections, yet, there are certain provisions in election legislation that need to be reviewed, claims IEOM.

22.01.2007 Izbori u Srbiji protekli su u skladu s međunarodnim standardima, saopštila je Međunarodna izborna posmatračka misija (IEOM). Izbori su građanima Srbije pružili istinsku mogućnost da biraju iz čitavog spektra političkih platformi i sprovedeni su u skladu sa zahtevima OEBS-a i standardima Saveta Evrope koji se odnose na demokratske izbore. Ipak, ostaju pojedine odredbe izbornog zakonodavstva koje je potrebno razmotriti, navodi se u saopštenju.

22.01.2007 The Humanitarian Law Centre addressed Boris Tadic, Serbian President, to warn him about the situation concerning Lakic Djorovic, lieutenant colonel of Serbian Army, who is exposed to abuse, humiliation and threats to his own life and the safety of his family ever since 2000, when he first talked publicly about war-crimes in Kosovo, and of which he knew due to his position as military prosecution officer in Pristina.

18.01.2007 On the eve of the coming Parliamentary Elections in Serbia (scheduled for January 21), Save the Children UK-Serbia invited all political parties to present publicly their plans of action in the area of legislation, policy and practice in the field of education and social welfare, in order to provide the children in Serbia to enjoy their guaranteed rights.

17.01.2007 Awaiting the Parliamentary Elections, scheduled to take place on January 21, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the Anti-Trafficking Centre organized a debate on the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination and regulations on status of sexual minorities. Only the representatives of the Democratic Party, the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition and G17 Plus answered the invitation and appeared at the event.

16.01.2007 The Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID), with the support by the Institute for Sustainable Communities, implements the “Responsible Politics Through Greater Citizen Participation” project, which aims to introduce the citizens with the platforms of political parties and promote higher turnout of voters in the Elections scheduled to take place on January 21, 2007.

12.01.2007 A group of Roma children, returned to Serbia from the countries of the EU, with the help of urban culture, decided to change the prevailing stereotypes about the Roma as thieves, street-sweepers and loiterers.

12.01.2007 The ASTRA “Little House of Skill” day centre started working on January 1, 2007, thanks to the support by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CARE International NWB.

10.01.2007 The Youth Initiative for Human Rights called upon the authorities to stop the practice of non-sanctioning of writing racist, nationalist and fascist graffiti in Serbia. The authorities are legally obligated to react strongly and sanction the perpetrators of such criminal offences.

09.01.2007 The Civil Society Advocacy Initiative (CSAI) opened the competition for support to advocacy activities of civil society organizations in Serbia. The projects should promote civil society and strengthening of CSOs in Serbia, through advocacy, support for civic activism and legal reforms. Majority of approved grants shall amount between 50,000 and 75,000 US Dollars per year. Deadline for Application expires on February 5, 2007.