by SeCons

Violence against women is one of the most widespread forms of violence around the world and Serbia is no exception. The headlines exerted above are just a few examples that illustrate the severity of the situation in Serbia, whereby women are unsafe in their home and not protected by the wider society. On a daily basis one can read about women getting beaten by their partner, women getting killed as a result of domestic violence, about the inability of the police and other security bodies to provide sufficient protection and respond in time, and about the lack of institutional support to women victims of violence.

For the full version of the article: Violence against women