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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Employees of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality participated in Pride parade and supported members of LGBT population in their combat against violence and discrimination by walking through Belgrade city center. Requests for faster resolution of violence cases, simplified procedure for issuing of personal documents to transgender persons and regulation of position of same-sex couples…
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Numerous editors of local television stations, members of association New Networks of Serbia, attended the promotion of journalist manuals „Fight for Equality“ and „Media, Gender and Security“, published by Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with support of OSCE Mission in Serbia. Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, stated at the promotion opening…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, spoke at the opening ceremony of a two-day conference “Advisory meeting of blind and poor vision women in Serbia”, organized by Blind Persons Union in Vrnjačka Banja. Commissioner Janković reminded that, according to the number of complaints, persons with disabilities, along with women, are among the most…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, is participating at the Second Gender Equality Review Conference in OSCE headquarters in Vienna. Commissioner Janković spoke at the panel „Gender mainstreaming and conflict cycles“ accenting the role of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in creation of National Action Plan for implementation of the Resolution 1325…
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