Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic participated at the regional conference of the magazine Lepota i zdravlje “Pro-Femina 2018” and reminded, in the introductory part, of the prevailing opinion that there are still professions which are reserved only for men, especially if they are on high positions and with better remuneration. It is…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic gave lecture on the role of institution of Commissioner in the combat against discrimination at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade. She presented the legal status, competencies and action mechanisms of the institution to the students, as well as several examples from the practice of Commissioner for…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with new OSCE representative on freedom of the media Harlem Desir and discussed the importance of respecting human rights and equality principle in media, as well as the role of institution in the prevention of discrimination in media. Commissioner Jankovic stressed the media role in the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic visited informal Roma settlement in Cukarica within the campaign “Coffee with…..” and discussed with Roma women about their everyday problems. The position of Roma men and women should not be discussed only on the occasion of International Roma Day or within the Month of Women’s Roma Activism,…
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We all have the responsibility and also the commitment to work on full and real inclusion of Roma national minority, which includes education and employment, and the best example should be given by state institutions, said Milan Nikolic from the expert service of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality at the session titled “Representation of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic spoke about discrimination of women at the labor market within the session „Women and the labor market in Serbia – towards establishing of gender balance“, which was organized by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia. Commissioner stressed that trade unions are very important for the…
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On the occasion of International Roma Day, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part at the session of Committee for Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality of the National Parliament of Serbia, titled „The Right to Choose Partner and Drawing Attention to Children Marriages in Roma Population“. The session was opened…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part at the conference “Women in sustainable energy – leadership for change” where she spoke at the panel about policies and initiatives for strengthening of women’s role in the green economy. WISE SEE expert network was presented at the conference, consisting of more than 150 women…
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The principle of equality constitutes the basic value of every democratic society, while the suppression of all forms of discrimination is one of the most important tasks of any government, said Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality at the conference on judicial and quasi-judicial implementation of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with seventh and eighth grade pupils from elementary school “Svetozar Markovic” in Belgrade at the meeting „Girls speak“, held within international campaign „Inspiring girls“ organized by Center for Research, Transparency and Responsibility. This campaign that is being held simultaneously in several cities worldwide has a goal…
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