datum: 10.12.2009.

Publikacija Verske slobode u Srbiji - stanje, mogućnosti, prepreke

Istraživačka studija Verske slobode u Srbiji - stanje, mogućnosti, prepreke nastale je na osnovu  materijala koji je Centar za razvoj civilnog društva (CRCD) prikupio kroz press clipping, e-mail anketu, intervjue i organizovane rasprave na tri okrugla stola. Informanti su bili predstavnici crkava i verskih zajednica, visoki državni činovnici iz relevantnih vladinih i nezavisnih tela, novinari i ugledni aktivisti OCD.

Cilj ove studije je da pruži realnu sliku u oblasti uživanja verskih prava i sloboda u Srbiji tokom poslednjih godinu dana (2008-2009), ukaže na probleme i moguće pravce njihovog prevazilaženja. Nesporan zaključak je da većina problema opstajava godinama. Mada su ustavna rešenja potpuno u skladu sa međunarodnim standardima koji obezbeđuju slobodu veroispovesti, verska diskriminacija se i dalje velikim delom zasniva na diskriminatornim odredbama Zakona o crkvama i verskim zajednicama (2006). Registracija velikog broja manjih verskih zajednica (pre svega, protestantskih), drugih pravoslavnih crkava (pre svega, Rumunske pravoslavne crkve) i nehrišćanskih zajednica onemogućena je primenom Zakona o crkvama. Osim toga, loša sistemska rešenja iz ovog zakona multiplikuju se i u drugim zakonima.

U pogledu verski motivisanih incidenata uočljiv je trend smanjenja njihovog broja. No, verska diskriminacija i dalje postoji: država onemogućava delovanje Rumunske pravoslavne crkve u istočnoj Srbiji; sukob unutar islamske verske zajednice između dve frakcije i dalje opstajava uz pristrasno držanje Ministarstva vera; u medijima i dalje ima govora mržnje protiv tzv. "sekti", a u javnom medijskom servisu "sekte" tj. male verske zajednice su nevidljive.

Za tri godine implementacije Zakona o crkvama registrovano je 7 "tradicionalnih" (povlašćenih) i 12 "netradicionalnih" (diskriminisanih) crkava i verskih zajednica, mada su procene da je u Srbiji delovalo oko 170 verskih zajednica. Arbitrarnost u donošenju odluka i prevlast partijskih interesa i dalje obeležava oblast uređivanja verskih prava i sloboda u Srbiji.

   The research study Religious freedom in Serbia – state, possibilities, obstacles arose from the material collected by the Center for Development of Civil Society (CDCS) containing press clipping, an e-mail poll, interviews and organized discussions held at three roundtables. The informants were representatives of churches and religious communities, high state officials from the relevant governmental and independent bodies, journalists and respected CSOs activists.

    The objective of this study is to give an objective picture of exercise of religious rights and freedoms in Serbia in the past year (2008-2009), to point out to the problems and possible solutions of these problems. It can be undoubtedly concluded that most problems have been persisting for years. Although the constitutional solutions are entirely harmonized with international standards which provide freedom of religion, religious discrimination is still mostly based on discriminatory provisions of the Law on Churches and Religious Communities (2006). Registration of a great number of small religious communities (the Protestant ones above all), other Orthodox Churches (the Romanian Orthodox Church above all) and non-Christian communities is impeded due to the application of the Law on Churches and Religious Communities. Besides, bad systemic solutions of this Law are extended to other laws as well.

    As for the religious-based incidents, the decreasing trend in their number is obvious. However, religious discrimination sustains: the state prevents the work of the Romanian Orthodox Church in East Serbia; the conflict within the Islamic religious community between two fractions persists with partial attitude of the Ministry of Religion; there is still hate speech heard in the media against the so-called “sects”, and in the Serbian national broadcaster the “sects”, i.e. small religious communities are invisible.

    In three-year-long implementation of the Law on Churches and Religious Communities there have been seven “traditional” (privileged) and 12 “non-traditional” (discriminated) churches and religious communities registered, although there are estimations that there have been about 170 religious communities in Serbia. Arbitrary decision-making and party interests which prevail are still coloring the regulations in the area of religious rights and freedoms in Serbia.