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…
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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…
Read Article → In the complaint procedure that was carried out against Goran Milovanović, an employee in a catering shop in Kragujevac, due to discrimination against the complainant on the basis of sexual orientation, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issued the opinion that Goran Milovanović, calling on the complainant to publicly declare his sexual orientation and…
Read Article → In the procedure that was carried out following several complaints of the National Council of the Bosniak National Minority in the Republic of Serbia against the Assembly of the Municipality of Sjenica, due to discrimination on the basis of nationality, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issued the opinion that there had been a…
Read Article → In the procedure conducted against the principal and the Elementary School “Čeh Karolj” Ada on the complaint of a mother of minor students due to discrimination based on financial status, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality gave the opinion that there was a violation of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination. Elementary School “Čeh…
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In the procedure conducted on the complaint of the association “Let it be known (Da se zna)!” against Jugoslav Kiprijanović, editor of the Serbian page of the International Family News portal, regarding the article on same-sex communities with the subtitle “How ideological colonizers are boiling the frog in Serbia”, the Commissioner for the Protection of…
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