Undertake an act of safety from sexual harassment as quickly as doable

The Protector of Citizens also requested that the mediation procedure be deleted in the manner stated in the rulebook already adopted by some faculties, because it envisages confrontation of the applicant with the perpetrator, which leads to retraumatization of the potential victim.

Pasalic said that after starting the exam the procedure of legality and regularity of the work of the Faculty of Architecture The University of Belgrade, regarding the allegations of suspected sexual harassment of female students by professors of that faculty, requested and gained insight into whether and in what way other universities in Serbia have regulated the issue of protection from sexual harassment.

Having determined that there are omissions in the activities undertaken at the faculties, the institution of the Protector of Citizens sent an opinion to all higher education institutions with instructions on how to regulate the issue with the highest degree of respect for the rights of students and employees, said Pasalic. faculties.

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