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Sonja Scekic, director of The Regional Safe House in Nis

Sonja Scekic, director of The Regional Safe House in Nis Source: Juzne Vesti

Serbia has a dramatic increase of domestic violence: 26 women has been killed only in 2017 and number of casualties exceeds 100 over the period of past few years. The Regional Safe House in Nis sheltered more than 700 women and their children, saving lives to many of them. The Safe House director, psychologist Sonja Scekic calls authorities to launch a plan of action to address domestic violence and to be more focused on prevention...


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Serbia has a dramatic increase of domestic violence: 26 women has been killed only in 2017 and number of casualties exceeds 100 over the period of past few years. The Regional Safe House in Nis sheltered more than 700 women and their children, saving lives to many of them. The Safe House director, psychologist Sonja Scekic calls authorities to launch a plan of action to address domestic violence and to be more focused on prevention...



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