Commissioner for the Protection of Equality was again this year present at the Third Age Fair, a manifestation whose aim is to exhort more active life of elderly. Employees in the institution of Commissioner were providing useful information to the visitors at its stand about what discrimination is, how to recognize it and how to…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic opened a conference “Discrimination as a way of life” which was organized by Pescanik, where it was discussed what different social actors can do to improve the unequal position of numerous sensitive social groups members. Stating that, according to the number of complaints submitted to Commissioner for…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic gave a lecture to students of social-humanistic sciences titled “Women in politics – gender equal or not?”. Commissioner Jankovic stated that, in spite of good legal framework and mechanisms for the protection of equality, women are still facing bold and hidden types of discrimination, humiliation, exclusion and…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic discussed with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks about the state in the area of respecting human rights and improvement of the equality. The topics of discussion were the role and mandate of the independent institutions in protecting human rights, as well as the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic and Association of Business Women organized a working meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabic, dedicated to the development of women entrepreneurship in Serbia, which was attended by more than 40 entrepreneurs, members of the Association of Business Women. The goal of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with the president of Executive Board of the association Women at the milestone Mima Perisic, regarding the extension of cooperation in the area of the improvement of gender equality at the labor market. It was discussed at the meeting about possible activities which would point to…
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In order to continue and expand the cooperation in the area of human rights, prohibition of discrimination and improvement of equality, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with Ambassador of Canada Kati Csaba. Commissioner presented to Ambassador the activities and practice of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in field of protection…
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For years now, the persons with disabilities and members of Roma national minority stand as the social groups which are frequently facing discrimination, while their position has been documented not only through statistical data related to the number of complaints that were filed to Commissioner for the Protection of Equality but also by the numerous…
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Within the SEE Winter School of Legal Protection Against Discrimination, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic gave a lecture on the role of the independent institution in the prevention of discrimination. Commissioner spoke to students from the region about mechanisms for the protection against discrimination of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, illustrating…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with executive director of the organization Dress for Success Belgrade Sandra Abramovic, in order to discuss the possibilities for the extension of cooperation, aimed to the improvement of women’s position at the labor market. The discussion was related to common activities and support of the institution…
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