On behalf of the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Commissioner Brankica Janković acknowledged Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekatarina Zaharieva for her support to Serbia in its EU accession efforts. Commissioner Janković took part in a round table on the occasion of presentation of “Minority Policies…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with Printed Media Council Management Board and Appeals Commission members. The Commissioner underlined the important role media play in establishing an open and tolerant society without discrimination and stressed the significance of complying with Serbia Journalist Code of Conduct when reporting on extremely sensitive topics such…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality attended the presentation of a collection of papers entitled “The public, elderly persons and media”. In order to perceive old age in a right way, primarily as a treasure trove of wisdom and experience, there is a need to project a positive image of senescence in…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality extended a message of congratulation to Serbian athletes who won medals at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championship in London. By breaking the world Club Throw record, Željko Dimitrijević went beyond victory and the best result, he demonstrated how persistence and perseverance can push the limits…
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Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Issues Zoran Đorđević was in the first official visit to Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, since he took office. Commissioner Janković and Minister Zoran Đorđević discussed the situation in achieving equality in social relations. Considering the social significance of prohibition of discrimination and improvement of gender equality,…
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Representatives of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality discussed with members of European Commission expert mission, Ian Balazs and Konstantin Niafas, about activities on protection against discrimination and improvement of equality of Roma citizens in Republic of Serbia. Acting Assistant Commissioner Tatjana Jokanović stated that every tenth complaint in the last year had nationality as…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković visited Safe House of City of Sombor and was introduced, through conversation with the expert team, to most common problems of service users and activities of this institution. Safe houses are not final solution of the problem, but they are one of the links in complex protection…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković and Director of UNICEF Office in Serbia Michel Saint-Lot agreed to continue cooperation and work on mutual projects in area of combating discrimination of children. At the meeting, they agreed to produce manual for recognizing of discrimination in schools that will be dedicated to parents, teaching staff…
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Great interest that media editors expressed for conference that was held in Niš, on the occasion of presentation of manuals „Fight for Equality“ and „Media, Gender and Security“, published by Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with support of OSCE Mission in Serbia, confirmed that media are important partners of Commissioner for the Protection of…
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At the invitation of company NIS, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, presented to employees of this company in Novi Sad the Code of Equality that provides guidelines for creating an anti-discrimination policy for employers in Serbia. The Commissioner stressed that business and human rights are not at the opposite, but on the…
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