C. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations

Discrimination

11. The Committee is concerned that members of national and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, refugees and internally displaced persons, including Roma, and other marginalized groups continue to face discrimination with regard to access to economic, social and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned that the anti-discrimination legislation is not systematically applied, as evidenced by the low numbers of concluded cases related to discrimination (art. 2, para. 2).

The Committee urges the State party to:

(a) Intensify its efforts to promote equality and combat discrimination against members of ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, refugees and internally displaced persons, including Roma, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and other marginalized persons and groups with regard to access to employment, social security, housing, health and education;

Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CESCR-Serbia-2014-eng