The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the international conference “From Gender Justice to Sustainable Peace: A 25-Year Vision”, held in Sarajevo to mark 25 years since the adoption of the UN Agenda “Women, Peace and Security” and 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration. The “Women, Peace and…
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The anniversary conference “25 Years of Equality: Turning Points, Challenges, and Horizons”, organized by the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET), marked a quarter century since the adoption of key European anti-discrimination documents — Directive 2000/43, Directive 2000/78, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. “When I listen to experiences from other countries, it becomes…
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The winners of the Annual Media Award for Tolerance, presented by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia — and this year also the EU Mission — participated in a study visit to Finland, the country currently chairing the OSCE, in a year that also marks…
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“The ease with which discrimination and violence have spilled over from real life into the online world is shocking, leaving unimaginable consequences for the victims. Most often, someone protected by anonymity deliberately destroys another person’s life — and mostly without consequences,” said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at an event organized as…
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The British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) has joined the Partnership for Equality of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with the charter signed by Lord Kulveer Ranger of Northwood, President of BSCC. The official accession is the result of our successful cooperation and serves as a symbolic confirmation of our shared commitment to the…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, presented the regular annual reports of the Commissioner for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. Janković informed the MPs, members of the Committee, about the most…
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Women in villages are a special strength of society – full of knowledge, understanding, and they know best what they need in their local communities, but they are often constrained by societal expectations and prejudices about a woman’s place, said Commissioner Brankica Janković at the opening of the introductory conference of the international project “Connected,…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, spoke at the opening panel of the project “Roots and Wings: I Know Who I Am and Where I’m Going”, organized by the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) with the support of German Cooperation in Serbia. In her address, Janković reflected on the…
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“We honor the memory of Vesna Baur, a tireless collaborator, friend, and partner, whose strength inspired and continues to inspire all of us to change our community and society for the better,” said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the gathering held on the anniversary of the death of the founder…
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“They often tell me that women have ‘more of a say’ today, but when we scratch beneath the surface, we realize that women’s voices about the violation of their rights are still not heard enough due to fear of judgment, losing their job, or the silence of those around them,” said Commissioner for the Protection…
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