Metoo into the East? Ladies’ legal rights in south-Eastern and Eastern Europe
Simply over per month ago on April 10, Marija Lukic, pioneer for the #metoo motion in Serbia, went on the trial that is second against Jelicic Jutka, previous president of a tiny regional municipality of Brus at the heart associated with the nation.
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As ended up being the situation when you look at the trial that is previous Marija received a sequence of insults from onlooking Jutka’s supporters (around 50 in total) as she stepped in to the court room.
This time around six ladies, including reporters and activists, chose to are available help of Marija. They called their act ‘Brusy riot’ inspired by the Pussy Riot concert that happened in Belgrade that same evening.
Upon arrival into the court the little ‘Brusy riot’ team ended up being affronted by Jutka’s aggressive supporters.