Effective social protection and full respect for the rights of vulnerable groups should be one of the priorities of public policies and the topic of continuous improvement of employees in the social and health care system, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the opening of the final conference of the…
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“The ultimate goal of serving a prison sentence must be the return of a convicted person to normal social life because, upon release, they face a series of problems of a material, social and psychological nature, since the social mechanisms of reintegration are insufficient, and prejudices and obstacles are numerous”, said Brankica Janković, Commissioner for…
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At the session of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Thirteenth Convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, the members of Parliament adopted the Regular Annual Report of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality for 2021. At the proposal of the competent Committee for Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality,…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, strongly condemns the attack on a member of the LGBT population, which, according to the media, took place last night in the center of Belgrade and in which he was seriously injured. She reminds that according to the Criminal Code, any violence is prohibited, especially that which…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, attended the conference on Euro-Atlantic integration of the Western Balkans, which, as part of the Project “Strengthening EU Integration in Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia”, was realized by the Balkan Fund for Democracy of the German Marshall Fund of the USA, with the support of the Embassy…
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On the occasion of the International Day of Rare Diseases, February 28, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, received a recognition award for her special contribution to rare diseases, from the National Organization for Rare Diseases of Serbia (NORBS). The award ceremony was held at the Japanese Embassy. The ceremony was opened…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and independent advisor to the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Ivana Filipov, held a working meeting with the members of the Advocacy Group of Women and Girls NGO “Atina” to whom the work of the institution in the fight against discrimination and the promotion of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, gave a lecture on Sunday, February 26, 2023, and participated in the discussion within the Annual seminar of the BFPE Foundation for a Responsible Society at the panel “Gender equality in the labor market – how to achieve equal treatment and equal opportunities”. The discussion focused on…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality organized the second training cycle, “That the registry is not a transgender concern – Together for the improvement of registry services for transgender people in Serbia” in cooperation with the organization Geten. The Head of the Complaint Department of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Relja Pantić,…
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At the first gathering of two business associations, one of which has only women members – the Association of Businesswomen of Serbia, and the other has only men – the First Business Association, the Commissioner for the protection of equality, Brankica Janković, spoke about the importance of promoting gender equality, which implies equal rights, responsibilities,…
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