Coercive control is an act or pattern of behavior that involves violence, threats, humiliation and intimidation, as well as other forms of abuse in a partner relationship. The goal of this behavior of the abuser is to hurt, punish or intimidate his victim. Coercion and controlling behavior lie at the very core of partner and family violence, to which women are far more exposed than men.
An agreement will soon be signed between Rakuten, which owns the Viber application, and the Ministry of the Interior, which will be the first step towards improving the functioning of the "Find Me" system.
"I will fight so that the killer's sister does not get custody, who said she was guilty of not killing my Olga herself." This is what Ljiljana Antić told "Blic" in 2017, who fought for her grandchildren after her daughter was killed by her husband. Seven years later, more than 200 femicides occurred in Serbia, according to data from the Autonomous Women's Center (AŽC).
If it is established that before the tragedy in Knjaževac, the competent institutions made an appointment, no one will be surprised. How many more families are in danger due to illness, lack of professional care, poverty? Instead of a systemic solution to this problem, the regime spends money on Šapić's singing and dancing
Police treat victims like criminals during interrogation, safe houses are like prisons, medical examinations are unpleasant - with the obligatory question Why didn't you report it? If the system does not care, then who will care about the prevention of violence and the protection of victims, asks the president of the Foundation Rešenje za žene Mila Bratanović
For women from seven municipalities of the Pčinj district, there is one Safe House, founded by the city of Vranje, and the capacity has been reduced from 25 to 10 places. Local governments (seven of them) bear the costs of accommodation, but they do not see gender-based violence as a priority, so the financial plan generally does not have specific funds allocated for housing women, or the total funds for social services are not used for housing women in the Safe House. This is also shown by the fact that no women from the municipalities of Vladičin Han, Bosilegrad, Preševo and Surdulica were placed in the Safe House for more than 12 months.
Psychologist from the Autonomous Women's Center Tanja Ignjatović stated that apart from the law, there is a serious lack of prevention. In 2023, nine women and three men lost their lives in the house as part of family tragedies
A UN Women survey conducted in Albania shows that one third of women feel unsafe in their own homes because they suffer domestic violence. About 53 percent of the respondents said that at some point in their lives they experienced partner violence
"Our education system systematically refuses to systematically address these issues." Everyone can make mistakes, but you keep making the same mistakes, only people's names change"
Why are the voices of representatives of religious communities important? Why are they mostly silent? What messages can we hear lately? What is the first thing that comes to mind when talking about family walks? And what else could we think of?
Everyone should be involved in the fight against violence against women and girls: competent institutions, international and civil society organizations, the church, the media and every citizen of Serbia, wrote the Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Coordinating Body for Gender Equality Zorana Mihajlović.
