Representatives of women’s civil society organizations from Montenegro visited the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality to become more familiar with its competences and activities. Commissioner Brankica Janković presented the most important mechanisms for protection against discrimination and some of the more important projects that the institution implements in cooperation with partners from civil society.

At the meeting, they discussed the challenges of improving equality in the region, experiences from practice, as well as opportunities for cooperation between equality institutions and civil society, with the aim of recognizing better the interests of citizens during the creation of public policies, strategies and regulations.

The visit was organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in cooperation with the Center for Civic Education from Montenegro.