On 29 January, the Department participated in an inter-institutional meeting on the implementation of the ECHR judgment concerning “missing babies” in Serbia (Zorica Jovanović).
The event provided a platform for constructive exchange notably on the outstanding issue concerning the setting up of a special DNA database for facilitating truth finding in the cases of “missing babies”. Necessary draft legislative amendments aimed at introducing the database prepared by the Ministry of Interior were discussed during the meeting with a view to ensuring that they meet the requirements of the European Convention.
The meeting brought together representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, the Government Agent before the European Court, Judicial Academy and the European Court.
