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Barriers to LGBTI People Accessing Justice in Serbia

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-14T16:09:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T15:54:32Z
dc.date.available2023-02-14T16:09:36Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T15:54:32Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) people face significant social and legal vulnerabilities and disparities in accessing justice. LGBTI people are more vulnerable to bias, discrimination, harassment, and violence due to their real or perceived Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC). Despite some legal protections, few LGBTI people report cases of violence and other bias-motivated incidents to the police, and even fewer complaints proceed to court. The barriers that LGBTI people experience in accessing justice are rooted in societal homophobia, transphobia, their own fear to report incidents, a disconnect between formal laws and their implementation, and a lack of skills and knowledge among personnel in key justice institutions to effectively respond to the needs of LGBTI people. In most countries, including in the Western Balkans, government responses to discrimination and violence against LGBTI people are inadequate, as highlighted by previous research undertaken by the World Bank. The lack of safe reporting structures and inaction when cases are reported dissuades LGBTI people from engaging with the justice system, which limits their ability to have their rights fully protected. This report is organized in four parts. Part A provides the rationale for the research and outlines the research methodology. Part B includes an examination of the Serbian legal framework, the experience of Serbian LGBTI people accessing justice mechanisms, circumstances where LGBTI people in Serbia face discrimination or exclusion from justice based on their Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), and a broader examination of the structural barriers to Serbian LBGTI people accessing justice. Part C outlines a collection of policy actions to address the barriers to access, the agencies best suited to steward the reforms, and anticipated timelines. Finally, the stakeholders who were interviewed and the questionnaires and survey instruments used to collect information, experience, and practices from the different stakeholders are included in the Annex section.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099010012162221165/P175715083a7e40630af970cae452bf723c
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/39417
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/39417
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLGBTI
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL ORIENTATION
dc.subjectGENDER IDENTITY
dc.subjectBARRIERS
dc.titleBarriers to LGBTI People Accessing Justice in Serbiaen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
dc.typeInformees
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okr.crossref.titleBarriers to LGBTI People Accessing Justice in Serbia
okr.date.disclosure2022-12-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:08:25.025031Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-01-27T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Social Analysis
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099010012162221165/P175715083a7e40630af970cae452bf723c
okr.guid099010012162221165
okr.identifier.externaldocumentumP175715-83a7e428-2b25-4863-af97-cae452bf723c
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33959962
okr.identifier.report178677
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099010012162221165/pdf/P175715083a7e40630af970cae452bf723c.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countrySerbia
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Analysis
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicLaw and Development::Law and Justice Institutions
okr.unitEFI-ECA-GOV-FM & PS-2 (EECG2)
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