Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic had a meeting with outgoing Deputy Ambassador of Germany Aleksandar Jung and incoming Deputy Ambassador Dorothea Giesmann. During the discussion with Commissioner, Jung stressed the importance of institution of Commissioner for upgrade of the position of sensitive social groups in Serbia, improvement of equality and suppression of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic and employees from our institution took part in workshops dedicated to children and youth, which are being held within 10th Serbian Scout Association Rally at Ada Ciganlija. Children are not burdened by prejudices and differences among people and therefore it is important to extensively work on their…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković participated in counselling “Court practice in the field of anti-discrimination legislation” organized by the Judicial Academy with the support of OSCE. Commissioner Janković talked about previous activities on the harmonization of court practice in the field of non-discrimination and about experiences in the Commissioner’s practice in strategic…
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In the framework of the implementation of projects ” Strengthening the capacities of institutions and organizations in Serbia in order to adequately apply legislation in the field of human rights and the prohibition of discrimination”, implemented by the Center for European Policy (CEP) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Serbia, in cooperation with the Commissioner for the Protection…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, took part at the conference “Serbs and Albanians – Which way further” organized by the Tanjug agency and the Albanian news agency ATA. Commissioner Janković talked about Serbian-Albanian relations from the perspective of equality and protection of basic human rights. She said that these relations are burdened…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic attended the panel discussion of Network of the European Movement in Serbia titled: “Western Balkan Summit in London – Messages of the Civil Societies”. Western Balkan Countries Summit, which will take place in London on 9 and 10 July, is the opportunity for exchanging attitudes with aim…
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Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is paying an official visit to Belgrade, where she spoke with the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovic. At a gathering at the Human Rights House, attended by Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić, Commissioner Jankovic expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Solberg on her arrival in Serbia,…
Read Article → On the occasion of 16 November, International Day for Tolerance, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, supported by OSCE Mission in Serbia, will award the best media articles and reports on combating discrimination and promotion of equality and tolerance with Annual Media Award, for a fourth year in a row. Journalists from all printed and…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic spoke at the regional conference “The Future of the Welfare State at Western Balkans”. Commissioner stressed, as a panel “Long Term Care Policies” moderator, that the challenges of Western Balkans welfare states are specific and even more expressed than in more developed countries, because of unfavorable social-economic…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic gave a lecture at the College of Security Studies SNO on a topic “Feminist approach to security studies”. Commissioner Jankovic indicated key elements of the feminist theory in correlation with traditional theories of realism and liberalism, stating that women had little control over their protection system in…
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