335. The representative of Yugoslavia drew attention co the important changes that bad oaaurred in the internal, political and economic life of her country She said that the reform since the preparation of the second pwriodic report. process involved democratieation through political pluralism, multi-party election6 and the expansion and protection of human rights and frecloms. In the economy, tbe eyuality of all forms of ownership was being asserted and frewdom of entrepreneurship and competition was being establiched. She said that the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms at the international level constituted an important component of the overall foreign political action of the Republic. She said that Yugoslavia had continued to -work actively within the Movemextt of Non-Aligned Countries in strengthening the role of women in development and advancing the status of women as a precondition for humane and just social development and peace in the world. 336. The representative cooperation with women’s stated that the report organisations. had been prepared in She said that the economic restructuring process had not adversely -affected the employment of women any more than it had that of men, although there had bewn an overall decline in employment opportunities. She reported -that the legislation of individual federal units provided special protection against redundancy, resulting from the introduction of technology or from the economic situation, for female workwro during pregnancy or with young or handicapped children. She said that the Yugoslav Government intended to usw --the National Survey of 1991 to prepare gender-disaggregated statistics to assist in measuring Progress and identifying obstacles to the advancement of women. The systwm of indicators on women would be improved through speaialixed surveys carried out by scientific and research institutes. ~11331. 338. On article 3, the representative said that efforts were being made to An analysis of collect data on the incidence of domestic violence, convictions indicated that, in the majority of cases, Yugoslav women were victims of sex-related violence (primarily rape) and domestic violence. Few cases of domwstia violence-were reported because of the social pressures on women with regard to their image and the welfare of their children and because of the fear of vengeance and women-‘s economic dependence on their husbands. She said that SOS telephone lines and services ha% been established in a number of cities, which worked on a voluntary basis. She reported that the newly established womwn’s associations and organisations had exerted Pressure on the community to develop preventive and long-term Poliaies to combat domestic violence, Legislation at the level of the republics and the j provinces guaranteed botb men and women the protection of life and the integrity of their body. The Yugoslav Constitution upheld the belief that the human life and body were sacrosanct and inviolable, regardless of gender. Criminal legislation provided protection for women against various sex-related arimes, in particular, rape. The Criminal Law of the Republic of Slovwnia had extended legal protection to instance6 of rape committed within marriage and de facto unions, thus recognieing a woman’s freedom to decide on her sex life in cohabitation eituations. In the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Mwtohija, the crime of rape had taken on political connotations through the activities dirwctwa by nationalists and separatists of the Albanian national minority against the Serbs and Montwnwgrins and had resulted in the Criminal Law of the Republic of Serbia being amended. Severe punishment, ranging from 3 to 10 years in prison, had been introduced to -68-