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Divna Stanković (Leskovac, 1956 - 2011) was a participant and one of the organizers of the large civil protest held against the regime of Slobodan Milošević in Leskovac in 1999. She was one of the founders of the Leskovac National Parliament, and peace activist in the organizations Women in Black, The Network of Conscientious Objectors, The Network of Women Against Violence, as well as one of the founders of the Women's Center in Leskovac.

For her humanitarian work, the city of Leskovac posthumously awarded her the October Award.

"Women account for over 50% of the electorate. They have voted for female political representatives, who should keep their constituents in mind. Otherwise, we will have to put pressure on them and make them understand the importance of civil society" (Divna Stankovic, Women's Center, Leskovac).