Poverty, i.e. property status, is one of the main reasons for exclusion and discrimination against Roma, while the field of employment is one of those where discrimination is commonly seen, as evidenced by the Commissioner’s research and complaints this Institution has been receiving for many years, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković…
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Age as the basis of discrimination is one of the most common personal characteristics that citizens complain about, and in the past five years, that basis was the second among them. Half of these complaints referred to discrimination against children and youth, most often in the field of education and professional training, health care and…
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Prejudices against women and gender stereotypes, which significantly reduce the chances and opportunities for women, are still firmly rooted in our society, and the biggest barriers to breaking them are deep-rooted patriarchy and centuries of male domination, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at a working breakfast with women gathered around the…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković, together with the employees of the Institution, visited the newly established Legacy of Archaeologists and Ambassador of SFRY Ante Ilić, who together with his wife Dragana Tucaković collected valuable objects and works of art for years. A special asset of the Legacy, which is located in…
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During the two and a half months of the exhibition “Great Women of Serbian Culture”, the contribution of women to our culture and art and women’s creative works of the second half of the 19th and the 20th century were additionally highlighted. Until a little over a hundred years ago, their works were almost unrecognized…
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Complaints about the availability of health services and actions to protect the rights of different vulnerable groups have largely marked the work of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality since the beginning of the Covid crisis. Although these problems were most pronounced during the state of emergency, the same types of complaints remained the…
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Age discrimination is one of the most common reasons why citizens address the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, which has become especially visible in the last two years, during the crisis caused by the pandemic, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at the webinar “Discrimination against the Elderly and Agenda…
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Improving gender equality in the context of the climate crisis is one of the biggest global challenges of today, which is why “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” is the topic of this year’s “Stock exchange bell for gender equality”. Women are already recognized as more vulnerable to the impact of climate change compared…
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The position of the elderly in Serbia, as well as in Europe and around the world, is complex and often unfavorable. In our society, there are various forms of discrimination against the elderly – for example, in the workplace, when raising loans, etc., and the practice of our institution shows that age, as a basis…
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Thanks to the rapid and powerful development of modern technologies, which is often called the “fourth industrial revolution”, great changes have taken place in the overall socio-political relations and in people’s daily lives. From the point of view of respect for human rights, these changes have brought not only progress, but also new challenges, while…
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