Background information about Serbia:
- BBC country profile: Serbia
- politicalresources.net: Serbia
- OHCHR country page on Serbia
- UPR documentation on Serbia
Universal Periodic Review
Serbia was examined during the 3rd session (1-15 December 2008) of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
- UPR documentation on Serbia, including outcome report.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Serbia will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 53rd session, 1-19 October 2012, in New York.
Recent
Human Rights Committee (civil and political rights)
Serbia was examined by the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of civil and political rights as defined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - at its 101st session, 11 March to 1 April 2011 in New York.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Serbia was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - at its 78th session, 14 February - 11 March 2011 in Geneva.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Serbia was examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 54th session, 25 May - 11 June 2010 in Geneva, on issues related to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and children in armed conflict.
