advance the rights of individuals belong to minority groups and devolving powers to national minorities? LIECHTENSTEIN to international criminal justice, as Liechtenstein recognizes Serbia’s commitment evidenced by its ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). What steps has Serbia taken to ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression? What steps has Serbia taken to join the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as elaborated by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group (ACT)? SWITZERLAND Since the last UPR, the Serbian Government adopted the National Strategy for the for the period 2016-2020. However this strategy does not Prosecution of War Crimes include criteria that determine whom can be considered a victim and what would be the What measures does Serbia envisage to adopt in order to victims’ entitlements. guarantee to civilian victims of war the right to justice and reparation? The Serbian Government has also adopted a Strategy on the Prevention and Protection (2014-2018) and against Discrimination an Action plan for the realization of rights of which will foster the implementation of relevant laws (including national minorities, the and the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination Law on How will employment in the autonomous provinces and local self-governments). Serbia ensure that all national minorities have effectively equal access to employment in local and national institutions, considering its decision to limit the number of employees in the public administration as well as the absence of a data system desegregating jobs occupied by national minorities? PORTUGAL Could the State-under-review describe its national mechanism or process responsible for coordinating the implementation of accepted UPR recommendations and the monitoring of progress and impact? Has the State-under-review established a mechanism for dedicated ‘national implementation, reporting and follow-up’ UPR recommendations, (NMIRF) covering but also recommendations/observations generated by the UN human rights Treaty Bodies, the Special Procedures and relevant regional mechanisms? If so, could the State-under-review briefly share its experience on creating such mechanism, including challenges faced and lessons learnt, as well as any plans or needs to strengthen the NMIRF in the future?
advance the rights of individuals belong to minority groups and devolving powers to national minorities? LIECHTENSTEIN Liechtenstein recognizes Serbia’s commitment to international criminal justice, as evidenced by its ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). What steps has Serbia taken to ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression? What steps has Serbia taken to join the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as elaborated by the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group (ACT)? SWITZERLAND Since the last UPR, the Serbian Government adopted the National Strategy for the Prosecution of War Crimes for the period 2016-2020. However this strategy does not include criteria that determine whom can be considered a victim and what would be the victims’ entitlements. What measures does Serbia envisage to adopt in order to guarantee to civilian victims of war the right to justice and reparation? The Serbian Government has also adopted a Strategy on the Prevention and Protection against Discrimination (2014-2018) and an Action plan for the realization of rights of national minorities, which will foster the implementation of relevant laws (including the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination and the Law on employment in the autonomous provinces and local self-governments). How will Serbia ensure that all national minorities have effectively equal access to employment in local and national institutions, considering its decision to limit the number of employees in the public administration as well as the absence of a data system desegregating jobs occupied by national minorities? PORTUGAL Could the State-under-review describe its national mechanism or process responsible for coordinating the implementation of accepted UPR recommendations and the monitoring of progress and impact? Has the State-under-review established a dedicated ‘national mechanism for implementation, reporting and follow-up’ (NMIRF) covering UPR recommendations, but also recommendations/observations generated by the UN human rights Treaty Bodies, the Special Procedures and relevant regional mechanisms? If so, could the State-under-review briefly share its experience on creating such mechanism, including challenges faced and lessons learnt, as well as any plans or needs to strengthen the NMIRF in the future?
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