The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, points out that the publication of a fake death certificate of the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on social networks is completely unacceptable and reprehensible. Alluding to someone’s death represents an extreme form of political action, and there is nothing satirical or witty…
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Demeaning and offensive speech that represents a violation of the dignity of any person based on some of their personal characteristics is prohibited by the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination and is to be condemned in every way, warned the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, regarding the video in which MP…
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It is inadmissible for anyone to take justice into their own hands, and it is especially worrying when children and young people resort to violence, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica, Janković regarding the information that a group of Bosniak high school students in Prijepolje physically attacked another student, against whom proceedings are…
Read Article → Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovic, strongly condemns the behavior of a group of young men from Priboj who celebrated Bozic with songs propagating hate speech against members of the Muslim faith community. The commissioner assessed that it was good that the MUP reacted quickly and pointed out that it is important to…
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The demolition of the window of the Pride Info Center in Belgrade is not only reprehensible, but it is difficult to understand the continuous destruction of the premises of this center, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic. There are security camera recordings, so an efficient and quick reaction of the authorities…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality strongly condemns the events of the past few days of the election campaign, such as the promotion of the video and statements with elements of hate speech towards the LGBTI community and political dissenters, the attacks on activists in the door-to-door campaign, on the stands of the Serbian…
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Commissioner Brankica Janković strongly condemns the publication of a photo of Olivera Zekić, president of the Council of The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media, in a Nazi uniform, which she posted on the Telegram platform, and warns that no joke or provocation can be a justification for any promotion of one of the most dangerous…
Read Article → Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković strongly condemns the writing of neo-Nazi graffiti in Novi Sad. Such individual acts of intolerance are inadmissible, and every appearance of one of the most dangerous ideologies must be met with clear condemnation by the entire public. We must teach and remind children and young people about…
Read Article → The breaking of the lettering of Subotica in the Hungarian language, in the colors of the Hungarian flag, is absolutely reprehensible, states the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, pointing out that the Constitution and the laws guarantee members of national minorities the right to official use of their language and script. The…
Read Article → The cartoon published in the new issue of NIN in which a comparison is made with Adolf Hitler is inappropriate and disturbing, even from the point of view of the right to freedom of artistic expression, especially bearing in mind that it is a comparison with someone who is a symbol of the greatest suffering…
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