Photo: Tanjug/Miloš Milivojević
They are discriminated against almost every day, and according to data, they make up more than a fifth of the population of our country and are more numerous than minors
About 20 percent of people over the age of 65 experienced some form of violence at that age. They are discriminated against almost every day, and according to data, they make up more than a fifth of the population of our country and are more numerous than minors. The nation is getting older, experts say, and they warn that it is necessary to arrange gerontological services and homes and to work on the prevention of violence.
In most cases, the bullies are the closest ones - children, grandchildren or people from the environment. However, it is precisely them that the elderly rarely report to the authorities. Experts say, violence only gets in the way if someone from the side sees it.
"In order for there to be an intervention from the side, the victim must complain, and that is a difficult moment. That's the missing link. They are ashamed to report their children, because by doing so they report the failure of their entire life. They invested in children, believed in them, loved them for decades and now they need to go to court or to the police and say that they are victims of violence", says Prof. Dr. Zorica Mršević from the Faculty of European Legal and Political Studies.
And not only physical, but also psychological and often economic violence. Although the average pension in Serbia is about 38.000 dinars, it is sometimes the only source of income in the family. Elderly women, especially those who live in the countryside, suffer violence more often.
"Those who have nothing are exposed to violence, because then they were living at the expense of their family members, not living with them." Those who have some kind of pension are also exposed to violence, and most often they receive agricultural pensions amounting to 17.000 dinars," says Nadežda Satarić from the Citizens' Association "Amiti - Strength of Friendship".
it is recommended that they make important decisions about how they will live in old age, while being aware of the consequences.
"What is characteristic of Western countries is that when people retire there, they make a decision and regulate their relationships in the family. Whether they will do it through a will, gift contracts and lifetime maintenance, whether they will decide to go to a home, that is their decision. We must not put pressure on them," says Ivana Stevanović, director of the Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research.
Many spend their old age in 40 government facilities for the elderly and adults and 257 private licensed homes. However, there is violence there too. Last year, 52 cases of violence were reported, mostly between the users themselves.
BG/RTS
Read daily news, analysis, commentary and interviews at www.vreme.com
"The bastards and rascals of the blockaders used Vidovdan to announce the final physical confrontation with students who just want to study and fulfill their constitutionally guaranteed right to knowledge and education. Attacks on them will not be allowed," says the President of the National Assembly, Ana Brnabić
The trial of SNS activists for the attack on students in Novi Sad was postponed because one of the accused did not appear. According to the defense, he is undergoing treatment. The court scheduled a new hearing for June 30
Vidovdan will be marked by two opposing gatherings in Belgrade - a student protest and a gathering of government supporters. The regime media is already announcing violence. Is intimidation and dissuading of citizens from protesting at work?
How did the former partner of Minister Darko Glišić rapidly advance in her career and become the owner of several properties in exclusive locations?
What are the constitutional powers, and what is the real role of the head of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Đur Matsut, in the political theater of Aleksandar Vučić. And what kind of responsibility does his consent to the degradation and deception of citizens entail
Aleksandar Vučić now has only the old, proven methods of classic dictatorships left, because these modern methods of insanity and poisoning the public are failing. And that, however, goes against his head
Vučić is not defending the state, but himself from the state. With a drum on his back and a guitar in his hands, this man-orchestra performs two or three of the same songs without hearing, with falsifications and falling out of rhythm. His government and politics are like that. In short - dangerous for the environment
Arrests of professors, punishment of people, firing of journalists... The regime of Aleksandar Vučić is shining and is yet to shine. It is the decadent phase of the regime, the one towards the end
The archive of the weekly Vreme includes all our digital editions, since the very beginning of our work. All issues can be downloaded in PDF format, by purchasing the digital edition, or you can read all available texts from the selected issue.
See all
