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Balkan #MeToo movement is gathering momentum

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Significance

The testimony of a Serbian actress against a former drama teacher has united women’s voices across Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia against sexual violence. University faculties have taken unprecedented action. Politicians, essential to initiate any long-lasting change, have remained mostly silent, but the region’s institutions are being forced to reckon with a deep and complex problem.

Impacts

  • Inadequate outcomes so far suggest legal framework deficiencies that will become more stark if the judiciary and police handle more cases.
  • Cases are not isolated, but reveal systemic problems in all sectors, from the film industry to private companies.
  • Corrupted power structures will be scrutinised as one case after another encourages victims to come forward, even against politicians.

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