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NPM reports on visits to the nursing homes for the elderly and gerontology centers87,
show the irregularities which are necessary to be eradicated. Among other things, it
was recommended that, with the goal of a more humane attitude to the beneficiaries
placed in one of the institutions, it is necessary to remove the barbed wire fence which
is, even without it, high enough allowing sufficient level of protection of the building,
more precisely, to be removed from the fences at the entrance; regarding the admittance and accommodation of the beneficiaries deprived of their legal capacity in the
nursing homes for the elderly a written consent (statement) of their guardians must
be obtained; that in order to enable staff availability to the beneficiaries, in the rooms
where they are located, both disabled and semi disabled, it’s necessary to provide each beneficiary with an adequate call system for contacting staff, so the beneficiaries are
not forced to get their attention by knocking or shouting.
6.6.
Treatment of asylum seekers (asylum centres)
During the course of 2012 NPM paid special attention to the treatment of the competent authorities of those who have expressed intention to seek asylum in the Republic
of Serbia, who on that basis are entitled to accommodation in the asylum centers.
In 2012 NPM conducted two visits to the Asylum Centre in Bogovadja, which is under
the jurisdiction of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration. Several irregularities
regarding the treatment of beneficiaries were identified.
Several families with young children were seen in the courtyard of the Asylum
centre in Bogovadja due to the lack of accommodation facilities available inside the building of the Centre.
Recommendations were sent to remedy identified deficiencies. In the process of the
actual dialogue with the Commissariat representatives, the efforts to expand current
capacities to accommodate asylum seekers were eminent, and to some extent accomplished towards the end of 2012.
NPM will continue to monitor the treatment of asylum seekers, which is why NPM had
already established cooperation with the Police Department, the Commissariat and
UNHCR in Serbia.
87 NPM reports on visits of Nursing homes for the elderly and retired Apatin, Mol, Futog and gerontology centres in
Bečej and Bežanijska kosa in Belgrade
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