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In the period September-November 2023, the ASTRA project team organized three two-day training sessions for education professionals (Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Niš), including teachers, support staff, and representatives from the Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Violence, Abuse, and Neglect Protection Teams. The training sessions were conducted in accordance with the accredited program of the Institute for the Advancement of […]

Today, November 22, 2023, at the Hotel Metropol Palace, the prEUgovor coalition presented the latest Alarm – an independent semi-annual report on Serbia’s progress in Cluster 1 (Fundamentals) for the period May-October 2023, focusing on political criteria and chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom, and Security) of the accession negotiations with

A three-day seminar titled “Prevention and Combating of Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Labour Exploitation” was held in Vrnjacka Banja as part of the  project “Strengthening anti-trafficking action in Serbia”, within joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”. The seminar aimed to enhance the capacity

This year, as in previous years, the Council of Europe organized a meeting of a network of experts, specialized lawyers, and representatives of specialized organizations for providing legal aid and support to victims of human trafficking in Strasbourg on October 26 and 27, 2023. In 2016, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division, in collaboration with

Serbia today has introduced a new SYSTEM OF EARLY ALERT in Missing Children Cases − “Find Me,” modeled after Amber Alert and similar alert systems for missing children operating in other European and global countries. The system was officially launched at the 8th Conference on Child Safety, “Safety and Responsibility 2023”. Simultaneously, citizens of Serbia

In mid-October 2023, a two-day training was held for education professionals, including both teachers and support staff,  and representatives from the Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Violence, Abuse, and Neglect Protection Teams. The training was conducted following the accredited program of the Institute for the Advancement of Education. Representatives from high schools and elementary schools from Belgrade, Pančevo, Svilajnac,

ASTRA – Antitrafficking Action, on October 16, 2023, in the premises of Media Center Belgrade, organized the event Judicial practice for the criminal offense of human trafficking, A DISTURBING REFLECTION OF SOCIETY, dedicated to marking October 18, the European Day against Human Trafficking. Marija Anđelković, executive director of NGO ASTRA, and Radmila Dičić Dragičević, a

In cooperation with the Judicial Academy, in the previous months, ASTRA realized four trainings for representatives of the justice system, who have contacts with victims of human trafficking in criminal proceedings, entitled “Responsible judiciary – Protection of victims of human trafficking in criminal proceedings”. These trainings aimed to strengthen their capacities in order to improve

This year, as in previous years, the American Embassy organized the Criminal Justice Summer School for law students from August 27 to September 1, intending to provide professional orientation to students who want to pursue their future careers through one of the judicial professions. The school is intended for third- and fourth-year law students from

We are inviting you to submit an offer for Services on creation of Awareness-raising campaign to inform about existence, purpose and services of European missing children hotline 116000 A detailed description of the Action and of the assignments to be performed within the scope of work is presented in the Terms of Reference enclosed as