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Dear All,
This is the fourth Annual Report of the Protector of Citizens on the
Activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of
Serbia.
Prevention of torture is one of the obligation the Republic of Serbia has
when it comes to its citizens and in line with the international
conventions it is a signatory state to.
In the course of 2015, the total of 117 visits were conducted to the places
where the persons deprived of their liberty are placed, and based upon
the determined irregularities observed in the operations of the state
authorities the total of 265 recommendations were issued.
Presenting the findings and common and specific recommendations for
the improvement of the state of affair, the Report offers clear and easy
access to a society free of torture as an ideal objective. However, the
Report clearly shows that steps towards hard-to-reach ideal are not
covered by fog, hard-to-reach, or even too difficult or expensive.
It is up to us to make them as fast as possible, with no excuses and
exceptions. For the sake of victims of torture, but also for the sake of all
of us. In those places where one human being is exposed to inhumane
treatment, no one’s dignity can be complete.
We hereby extend our thanks to all state authorities, associations of
citizens and individuals we used to cooperate in the course of the
reporting period while performing activities of the National Mechanism
for Prevention of Torture.
Miloš Janković
Deputy Protector of Citizens
Saša Janković
Protector of Citizens