Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, had a meeting with Michael Davenport, Head of EU Mission to Serbia, who is soon to leave his position. Commissioner informed the Head of EU Mission to Serbia about the most important activities of the institution of the Commissioner from the previous year and also about data from…
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According to the number of complaints that were filed with the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality during last year, disability and gender were the most common grounds of discrimination. This means that we still live in a society full of obstacles that our citizens with disabilities face, said Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection…
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Brankica Jankovć, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, took part in a debate “Gender equality in Serbia today” in Valjevo, as well as in Mentoring Walk on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, a part of Global Mentoring Walk coordinated by Vital Voices organization. „Fighting for human rights of women does not in any…
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It is necessary to work every day on eliminating discrimination, because data indicate that women are still more exposed to various types of discrimination, mostly on the labor market and in the hiring process, said Brankica Jankovic, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality at the meeting „Gender equality in Serbia and prevention of discrimination against…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with the World Bank team who work on policy geared towards promoting equal access to economic potential in Serbia. Commissioner presented the work of the institution and gave a brief overview of the position of the most discriminated groups such as women, persons with disabilities,…
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In order to strengthen the established regional cooperation and exchange of experiences in the area of common interest, Tatjana Jokanović, Assistant Commissioner for the Protection of Equality visited Višnja Ljubičić, Croatian Ombudsperson for Gender Equality. They discussed competences and activities of two institutions, position of LGBT population and challenges related to the implementation of gender…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, attended the conference “Justice in transition toward European integration: challenges and opportunities for efficient protection of human rights”, within the project “Strengthening of educational activities and organizational capacities of Judicial Academy” of a consortium led by the British Council. Topics discussed at the conference included issues of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, has signed the Female Platform for Development of Serbia, which defines development goals in different areas of social life, aimed at focus directing development towards improvement of everyday life quality of women and men in Serbia, over a period 2014-2020. Commissioner said that she and her colleagues…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with Saša Gajin from the Center for Comparative Legal Studies, Jovana Vuković from Regional Minorities Center and Biljana Braithwaite from AIRE Centre. They discussed the forthcoming cooperation with institution of Commissioner regarding the project “Providing legal assistance in cases of discrimination”, supported by European Union and…
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The first training for representatives of local governments entitled “Protection against discrimination – identifying and preventing discrimination in the work of the local self-government bodies” was organized in Belgrade by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-government, in cooperation with Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities….
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