Ljiljana Raičević, Date of Birth

    

Ljiljana Raičević

Serbian activist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1947

Profession: human rights activist

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ljiljana Raičević

  • Ljiljana Raicevic (Serbian Cyrillic: ?????? ????????; born 29 June 1947, née Petrovic) is a human rights and women's rights activist in Serbia and Montenegro.
  • She was the 2006 laureate of Amnesty International's Ginetta Sagan Fund Award.
  • Raicevic created Montenegro's SOS LINE, the first NGO that in that country which served women by providing resources for women in abusive relationships.
  • After noticing that the women calling the SOS LINE needed additional assistance, such a safe place to stay, as well as medical, psychological, and legal assistance, Raicevic established the Women's Safe House, the first shelter in Montenegro for victims of domestic violence.
  • With the Safe House, she successfully lobbied the Parliament of Montenegro for the adoption of a witness protection law.

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