Serbia: Further information: 2012 Belgrade pride march banned

Index Number: EUR 70/020/2012
Date Published: 4 October 2012
Categories: Serbia

On 3 October, the Serbian Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Ivica Dačić, banned the 2012 Pride march on the basis of unspecified security threats. This ban has denied the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.