HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 2000-2010 THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - REPORT FOR TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN 2010 HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Report for the period 2000-2010 ASTRA – Anti Trafficking Action Belgrade, 2011 European Union HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Report for the period 2000-2010 Authors: Print run: 300 Marija Anđelković Dr Violeta Beširević Design: Darko Kolesar Tamara Vukasović Marijana Gligorić Print: Tuli, Vršac Danijela Nikolić Olivera Otašević Ivana Radović Marjan Wijers Associates: Translated by: Nataša Bošković Milan Marković Milena Maričić Ivana Radović Publisher: ASTRA – Anti Trafficking Action Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
[email protected] www.astra.rs ©ASTRA 2011 DISCLAIMER: This Report has been produced with support of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia through EIDHR program within the project “Human Trafficking Watchdogs in the Republic of Serbia”. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of ASTRA and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. All rights reserved. The content of this publication may be freely used and copied for educational and other non-commercial purposes, provided that any such reproduction identifies ASTRA – Anti Trafficking Action as the source. For Biljana Kerčulj (1972-2002) and Vesna Radovanović (1977-2002) TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS . 10 PREFACE . 12 I. GENERAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SERBIA . 14 I.1. General Information about Serbia . 14 I.2. Political, Economic and Social Situation in Serbia . 14 I.3.Human Rights in Serbia . 19 I.4. Women in Serbia .