The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, attended the opening of the “Great Women of Serbian Culture” exhibition at the Jevrem Grujić House. dedicated to the famous women of our history, culture, science, and art. It is very important to talk about female creativity, a phenomenon that was almost unknown and unrecognized by…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković presented the Regular Annual Report on the Situation in the Field of Protection of Equality for 2020 to the members of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality at a session in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Summarizing the work,…
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On December 8, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković attended the social dialogue “Intergenerational Solidarity” organized by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, where she stated that Serbia was among the first to recognize the importance of protecting the human rights of the elderly and placed combating discrimination…
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The issue of gender and security, as well as networking of women, is one of the preconditions for gender empowerment and that is why the new Platform of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will provide great opportunities for mutual support and exchange of good practice, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality…
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Young people should be given more chances and a permanent message that there is room for them and that they can influence the most important decisions that affect them, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at the Youth Dialogue with the Commissioner organized by the Umbrella Organization of Youth of Serbia…
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The situation of our elderly fellow citizens is still complex and unfavorable – many elderly people live in poverty or are at risk of poverty, many are exposed to violence, abuse, neglect, or disrespect and marginalization, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković in Smederevo where the Special report on discrimination against…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality participated in the Regional Conference entitled “Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence”, held from November 10 to 12 at Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia was among the first to ratify the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence…
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Violence against the elderly, especially older women, is one of the social taboos, about which there is still a lot of silence, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, pointed out at the final conference of a two-year project dedicated to empowering older women and preventing violence, implemented by the Serbian Red Cross, from…
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The problems and difficulties faced by patients with rare diseases and their families are very specific and concern the health system and the social protection system, and in the period of the COVID crisis, they were even more pronounced. The development of necessary capacities, improvement of the system, and establishment of efficient procedures for sending…
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Women have enormous energy and knowledge and without their active participation the progress of society is not possible and therefore it is important to create policies that should lead to sustainable gender equality, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at a public debate on gender equality in the context of sustainable…
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