Source: Danas
SABIC: Over 1,500 complaints lodged before the European Court
Belgrade - The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance Rodoljub Sabic said yesterday that Serbian citizens have lodged over 1,500 complaints before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in the past three years, which shows that all that needs to be done on institutional and normative levels has not been done yet. European Convention on Human Rights was ratified and became effective exactly three years ago, but it is rarely applied, says Sabic.- It is necessary to work more, and to work more seriously and continually on educating civil servants in European standards on human rights, especially about the points of view expressed through the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, as a basis for interpreting the provisions of the Convention, says Sabic.
In order to create institutional preconditions for the respect of human rights, Constitutional Court and Ombudsman should be activated immediately after the parliamentary elections, adds Sabic.
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