Milan Aleksić: A mistake of state institutions does not imply a permit for the media to continue violating the privacy of victims

Four years have passed since the adoption of the Law on Personal Data Protection in Serbia, but there are still misinterpretations about the application of this act by certain institutions, i.e. about the need to consistently and adequately protect citizens’ personal data.

Who cares about the victims’ dignity?

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If we do not agree that “mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give“ it will be difficult to agree on anything else. This quote of the preamble of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child, is something the majority of people would say it is understood that it is indisputable. It is the same thing like asking a question: “Is there anyone against the peace?“ However, reality refutes to accept that.

Atina: Sexually abused children are being inflicted irreversible damage once their identity is disclosed

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According to the latest available data from 2019 for Serbia, 64 percent of the victims of human trafficking are persons under the age of 18, while last year, following the statistical data, situation was similar – around 90 percent of them were girls”, Jelena Hrnjak from organization Atina has stated.

Toward July 30, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Atina - Citizens' Association for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and All Forms of Gender-Based Violence, is sharing with you a case study on the violation of the right to privacy and data confidentiality of children victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Serbia, entitled "Mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give".

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Facing a rise in digital rights violations, more than a dozen rights organisations have agreed to work together to protect individuals and societies in Southeast Europe.

Nineteen organisations from Southeast Europe have joined forces in a newly-established network that aims to advance the protection of digital rights and address the growing challenges posed by the widespread use of advanced technologies in society.