In the procedure conducted upon a complaint submitted by a natural person against Dragoslav Bokan, President of the Managing Board of the National Theatre in Belgrade, due to discrimination on the basis of presumed personal characteristics, national affiliation and sexual orientation, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issued an opinion that Dragoslav Bokan, by…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality informs the public that the public enterprise “Pošta Srbije” has failed to comply with the recommendations of the Commissioner’s institution issued following the established discrimination against two employees on the grounds of their political beliefs and trade union activity, as personal characteristics. Namely, acting upon the complaints of…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality informs the public that Primary School “Vuk Karadžić” in Bajmok did not act upon the recommendation of the Commissioner’s institution to reinstate the mathematics teacher, who had worked at the school for 16 years on a fixed-term contract, and to issue her a written apology, after it was…
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In the procedure conducted following complaints submitted by two employees of the Center for Social Work in Gadžin Han against Zoran Todorović, then-director of the Center, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issued an opinion stating that his actions violated the provisions of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination. The opinion was issued…
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Language is a fundamental element of culture and a reflection of accepted patriarchal attitudes, where women are referred to as the “fairer” and “weaker” sex, and the path from such “compliments” to gender-based violence can be very short. Language and reality mutually shape each other, which is why it is important how we use language…
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In the procedure carried out following a complaint by the Faculty of Law of the Union University in Belgrade (FLUUB) against the Belgrade Bar Chamber (BBC) due to the discrimination of law graduates who completed their studies at this Faculty regarding registration in the Directory of legal trainees and legal trainees-volunteers of the BBC, the…
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In the procedure conducted upon the complaint filed by the association “Da se zna” against Miša Đurković, the author of the article “Genderization of Serbia: Violence Against the Majority,” for discrimination based on gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, the Commissioner issued an opinion stating that the author, Miša Đurković, violated the provisions of Article…
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In the procedure carried out based on the complaints of the parents of four minor children from Niš due to discrimination based on disability and health status, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issued an opinion that the City Administration for Social Activities of the City of Niš violated the provisions of the Law…
Read Article → In the proceedings following the complaints of the Association A11 – Initiative for Economic and Social Rights and parents against the “Vlada Obradović Kameni” preschool institution, due to discrimination against three children who were not enrolled in this preschool institution, the Commissioner issued an opinion that the “Vlada Obradović Kameni” preschool institution violated the provisions…
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In the procedure that was carried out following a complaint by an organization for the protection of human rights against Sulejman Ugljanin, the president of the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak, due to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, in connection with the expression of the position on same-sex unions at a press…
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