The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in an event organized by the National Youth Council of Serbia (Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije – KOMS), dedicated to the promotion of the Youth Impact Test and the integration of European practices for including young people in decision-making processes at both the national and local…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, presented computer equipment to associations of women from rural areas at the House of Culture in the village of Prva Kutina, near Niška Banja, as part of the project “Empowerment of Women in Rural Areas of Serbia.” The technical equipment was provided based on a previously…
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At the invitation of the Archdiocese of Belgrade and His Eminence Cardinal Dr. László Német, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, gave a lecture to the priests of the Archdiocese of Belgrade on the topic of preventing all forms, types, and instances of discrimination, protecting the equality of natural and legal persons…
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On the occasion of November 16, the International Day for Tolerance, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is organizing for the tenth time the competition for the Annual Media Award for the best media articles and reports on the topic of combating discrimination and promoting…
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On Wikipedia, as well as in many other encyclopedias, pages about the lives of many notable women are often missing, whose achievements have remained in the shadow of men — those who write history and about whom history writes, which is why it is important that actions like this exist, said the Commissioner for the…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, participated in the opening panel of the international conference “Legal Challenges and Perspectives of Organ Transplantation: Three Years Without Amendments to the Controversial Law,” organized by the association “Donation is Heroism.” In her presentation, which opened the discussion, the Commissioner pointed out the seriousness of the legal…
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Speaking at the opening of the “21st Century Woman” conference organized by UNRAD, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, stated that women in the 21st century are in a much better position compared to their mothers or grandmothers. However, she emphasized that these challenging times remind us that freedoms and rights once…
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“No matter how worrying the current public discourse may seem—full of hate speech, insults, and degrading expressions—we must be aware that it can still get worse,” said Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, at the joint event organized by the Council of Europe, the European Union, and the United Nations in Serbia titled…
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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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