Security of vulnerable groups

Firearms Possession and Human (In)Security: Impact on youth and gender based violence
How does Security Sector Reform Affect Human Security in Serbia? Reassessing the impact on LGBT
Youth and Democratic Control of Security Sector
Roma in Serbia: How safe they feel and do they see improvements?
Vulnerable Groups And Security Sector Reform: LGBT Case Study

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Firearms and Gender-Based Violence: Missing perspective

This policy proposal deals with the attitude of the media towards the possession and use of firearms in cases of gender-based violence

News

18/12/2017
Under to the new program “Your Country, Your Future, Now!” the German government is offering rejected asylum seekers benefits in kind worth up to €1000 if th...
15/12/2017
Lieutenant of the Serbian Army Mirjana Novakovic has graduated from the US infantry training for young leaders at Fort Bening
12/04/2017
The aim of the Gender Coach Programme is to increase the integration of the gender perspective into SALW control policies in South East Europe
06/04/2017
Heavy rainfall in Southwestern Columbia on Friday, March 31, caused flooding, landslides, and avalanches. Thirty percent of montlhy rain fell just in one night.
05/04/2017
In order to tackle violent extremism, women must be better represented in the security sector – including at the highest levels, says Camilla Bognoe of the O...
07/03/2017
Western Balkans countries are struggling to survive in the waiting room to joining the Europen Union's "club of democracies".
01/03/2017
Increasing the number of women recruits would be “beneficial” to the Swiss army
24/02/2017
The Third Regional Conference on Human Security starts today in Athens.
22/02/2017
Should the EU respond to issues faced daily by its citizens, both in the workplace, as well as their private lives?
20/02/2017
The CENTRE team in cooperation with Fenomena from Kraljevo organized a focus group on gender-based violence.
18/02/2017
The 2nd Conference for Managers of Think Tanks in the Western Balkans will take place from 20-23 February 2017 in Vienna, Austria.Ad interim director of the ...
16/02/2017
Tanja Jakobi, ad interim director and Katarina Ivanovic (Astra) spoke on the workers' exploitation and inhumane working condition in Slovakia.
15/02/2017
In the USA each year more people suffer from domestic violence than from Muslim „terrorists“ who are on the political agenda of the newly elected president
14/02/2017
The main topics of the meetings held in Subotica were the migrant crisis and its impact on the security of citizens of Subotica.
13/02/2017
Does youth feel safe and what their perceptions on firearms possession were the main topics of the focus group organized in Novi Pazar.
13/02/2017
The research team conducted focus groups with women living in rural areas and talked about their perceptions on GBV.
10/02/2017
CENTRE's team discussed security of the youth and challenges they encounter with local representatives in Novi Pazar.
10/02/2017
In cooperation with a partner organization Romani Cikna, the CENTRE organized a focus group that gathered Roma women in Krusevac.
06/02/2017
CENTRE's research team conducted a focus group in Novi Becej in cooperation with Association of Roma of Novi Becej.
27/01/2017
The European Union adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2367 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South East Europe
23/01/2017
A new strategy to help respond to the situation of refugees and migrants in Serbia in 2017 presented on January 23.
20/01/2017
The OSCE Secretariat’s Gender Section and the Institute for Inclusive Security published a new report on designing inclusive strategies.
18/01/2017
According to the new report by Amnesty International, weapons from Balkan countries have ended up in Iraq
09/01/2017
Sweden to focus on women and peace during UN Security Council presidency
18/11/2016
Public Policy Research CENTRE's Newsletter
17/10/2016
Belgrade Security Forum covered a wide range of security-wise topics from different contexts and perspectives.
14/10/2016
As a part of the Kapuscinski Development Lectures, Branko Milanovic provided perceptive insights into global inequality last night in Belgrade.
11/10/2016
The first annual conference organized by ERA LGBTI, an umbrella LGBT organization was held in Pristina.
28/09/2016
Svetlana’s tragic death robs us of a sharp thinker about the human side of security, a tireless activist and advocate of human rights, and a devoted friend, ...
24/09/2016
Svetlana Djurdjevic Lukic, the director and co-founder of the Belgrade-based Public Policy Research Center, has passed away, at the age of 53, it was announc...
16/09/2016
Association "Da se zna" presented its work and web portal for reporting cases of violence against the LGBT people in Serbia.
15/09/2016
Gayten-LGBT presented Proposal of the Bill on Gender Identity during the 2016 Belgrade Pride Week.
15/09/2016
CENTRE at the Academy on NAPs on the UNSCR 1325 implementation in the OSCE area
29/08/2016
Share Foundation published a comment concerning children's safety online by the CENTRE's associate, Jelena Sapic.
22/08/2016
CENTRE's member, Jelena Sapic, completed the training of trainers organized by the Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro.
18/08/2016
On the occasion of the US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Serbia, Svetlana Djurdjevic-Lukic took part in programs on N1 and Radio Belgrade 1.
17/08/2016
Violence against LGBT members have not been prosecuted yet. The police has not done enough to find perpetrators.
10/08/2016
Serbia needs new jobs for less-skilled labor force and better designed social dialogue, said Tanja Jakobi on N1's news.
05/08/2016
This post was written by Tanja Jakobi, Media analyst and researcher at CENTAR Public Policy Research Centre, Serbia. It is the ninth article of a series of r...
01/08/2016
CENTRE's research team has started exploring youth's and women's perceptions concerning firearms possession and human security.
28/07/2016
Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic said that in 12 cases of women's murders there were omissions in state services work.
15/07/2016
Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic announced new laws on protection from violence in the family.
11/07/2016
More than three-fifths of respondents in the CENTRE’s survey completely or partly agree that institutions discriminate against LGBT.
07/07/2016
Commenting on the last week's massacre in Zitiste, the CENTRE’s director analyzed issues related to firearms legalization.
02/07/2016
Commissioner for Protection Equality in Serbia noted that recent murders showed that violence against women has been one of the most severe issues in society.
01/07/2016
The first regulation targeting children's safety online adopted on June 30.
29/06/2016
Military neutrality as the official security policy of Serbia has not been consistently enforced which leaves a room for its different interpretations.
28/06/2016
International Pride Day is marked as remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
25/06/2016
Negative impacts are likely to occur if the EU enters the recession after the Brexit vote, said Tanja Jakobi for the RTS.
21/06/2016
The EU Council adopted the conclusions on the protection of LGBT and women's right, as well gender equality in the EU.