Equal access to justice is one of the basic conditions for the equality of women and girls, and this topic will be in focus at the upcoming 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York. On this occasion, the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the UN…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Milan Antonijević participated in a high-level conference dedicated to the implementation of the new EU Directives on standards for equality bodies, organized in Nicosia by the Office of the Cyprus Ombudsman and the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet). The conference highlighted the importance of incorporating these EU Directives…
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Assistant Commissioners for the Protection of Equality Mirjana Kecman and Tatjana Prijić participated in the round table held in Novi Sad – “Rare diseases, but not rare rights,” organized by the association Hrabriša – Lil’ Brave One, within the framework of the public advocacy campaign of the same name aimed at improving the exercise of…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, Acting Director of the Institute of Public Health Kragujevac, Professor Snežana Radovanović, and the Deputy Mayor of Kragujevac, Gordana Damnjanović, signed the Protocol on Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights Protection and Promotion of Equality. This document represents an important step in strengthening institutional cooperation…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, spoke at the opening of the conference “Bridging Justice: Human Rights Reform in the Western Balkans,” organized by the Center for American Legal Studies and Public Policy at the Faculty of Law of the University of Kragujevac. The conference gathered representatives of the academic community, judiciary,…
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The City Organization of the Deaf of Belgrade today marked a major jubilee – 100 years of existence and work. At the event, which brought together representatives of institutions, civil society organizations, and international partners, Tatjana Prijić, Assistant to the Commissioner, and Sanja Đorđević, Senior Advisor, attended on behalf of the institution of the Commissioner…
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The institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality continues its long-standing cooperation with the Red Cross of Serbia and the Foundation “Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture” with the aim of improving the position of older citizens and combating ageism, it was stated at the joint meeting of Commissioner for the Protection…
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Steps that need to be taken to make free legal aid closer to citizens were among the topics of the meeting between the Commissioner’s team and representatives of the National Council of the Roma National Minority. During the discussion, the issue of media reporting and the role of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM)…
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The continuation of long-standing successful cooperation in combating discrimination and advancing equality was the occasion for a meeting between Commissioner Milan Antonijević and the Ambassador of Austria, Christian Ebner. Following jointly implemented projects dedicated to both young and older persons, discussions focused on the possibility that future cooperation would center on topics that directly affect…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, opened the panel discussion “Establishing Free Legal Aid in Local Self-Governments – Dilemmas and Challenges” in Kragujevac, organized by the Local Ombudsman of Kragujevac and Ombudswoman Jelena Milivojević. Free legal aid exists, but the real challenge is ensuring that it truly reaches every citizen who needs…
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