Article 33 National Implementation and Monitoring
371. The Law on Ministries set up the competence of the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, State Administration and Local Self-Government, Directorate of Human and Minority Rights, for, inter alia, preparation of regulations on human and minority rights, monitoring of compatibility of national regulations with international treaties and other international acts on human and minority rights.
372. The following organizations have been included in the process of preparation of reports: the National Organization of Persons with Disabilities (umbrella association of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Serbia), the Association of Handicapped Students, ...Iz Kruga
, Society Orientation Centre/Regional Centre for Supervision of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Živeti Uspravno
Center, the Inclusive Society Development Centre, the Centre for Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities of Serbia, Cross Disability Network (CRID) and the Coalition of Associations gathered in Mental Disabilities International - Serbia (MDRI).
373. After the consultations at the meeting of the task force, the principle was adopted stipulating that associations may directly participate in the preparation of reports submitting supplements and participating in the activities of the task force, and also indirectly, in the form of comments to the working version and the draft of the report. Women participated in the task force for the preparation of the report with more than 75%.
374. The draft of the report was published on the Internet page of the Directorate of Human and Minority Rights, including contact information by means of which the interested associations could send their comments.