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Janković at a symposium in Vienna on the implementation of EU directives on standards of equality bodies

Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the parliamentary symposium “Open and Inclusive Society. The Role and Mission of Equality Bodies” organized by the National Council of the Parliament of Austria on the occasion of the implementation of the European Union Directives on the standards of equality bodies, which prescribe strengthening the role…

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Commissioner Janković at the conference in Tirana: Joint fight for gender equality 30 years after Beijing

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the international conference in Tirana, organized by the Regional Office of UN Women for Europe and Central Asia, entitled “Effective institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women: picturing the future 30 years after Beijing”. The conference goal was…

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Održana peta regionalna konferencija “Caring for Rare” posvećena unapređenju položaja osoba sa retkim bolestima

Ravnopravan položaj osoba sa retkim bolestima podrazumeva konstantno unapređivanje zakonskog okvira i razvijanje sistema podrške, kao i uklanjanje različitih barijera i predrasuda prema obolelima, rekla je poverenica za zaštitu ravnopravnosti Brankica Janković na otvaranju pete regionalne konferencije “Caring for Rare”. Skup koji je organizovala Nacionalna organizacija za retke bolesti Srbije NORBS, okupio je stručnjake iz…

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Commissioner at the IGF Serbia 2024 on the protection of the right to equality in the digital environment

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković participated in the Serbian Internet Governance Forum (IGF Serbia 2024), where experts, representatives of the government, business, and civil society discussed how the Global Digital Agreement initiative, together with other directives and laws from this area, will influence the future of the digital world and the economy….

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Pride Week is over

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the Pride Parade this year with the Commissioner’s employees, symbolically supporting the efforts to improve the position and protection against discrimination of LGBT+ persons. The walk through the city center was the last in a series of activities that were held during Pride Week,…

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Commissioner at the event “Together safely through childhood”

The safety of children and students is a priority, and it is also important that we teach children to recognize different types of violence and discrimination, as well as that it is possible to resolve conflicts without aggression. Prejudices and differences between people do not burden children, and that is why it is important to…

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The Commissioner met with the Belgrade mufti of the Islamic Community of Serbia

The Commissioner for the protection of equality, Brankica Janković, discussed with the Belgrade mufti of the Islamic Community of Serbia, Mustafa ef. Jusufspahić, religious rights and freedoms, the position of women and gender-based violence, but also many other challenges that arise as a result of discrimination, intolerance and disrespect for the other and the different….

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The second meeting of the Group of Friends of Gender Equality was held

The second working breakfast of the informal “Group of Friends of Gender Equality”, which consists of diplomats, representatives of embassies, civil society organizations, as well as personalities from culture, sports, business and politics, was held at the Canadian Embassy, hosted by Canadian Ambassador, Giles Norman, and Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. The…

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The Commissioner visited the National Council of the German National Minority

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, visited the National Council of the German National Minority in Sombor, where she discussed with representatives of the council the situation in the area of ​​exercising the rights of this national minority, as well as mechanisms for protection against discrimination. The meeting was attended by Mihael Plac,…

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The BodyRight campaign also presented at EXIT

The BodyRight campaign “Your body is yours, both online and in the real world!”, which the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organizes in cooperation with the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality from November 2022, was presented in the Matica Srpska Gallery in Novi Sad to diplomats and partners who support the initiative to ensure…

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