Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, emphasized the significance of including women in the decision making process in the field of security, adding that the Ministry of Defense and Serbian Army noted rising number of women in all categories. “First of all, it is essential to establish a new strategic action frame, by…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with Nenad Vujić, Director of Judicial Academy. After evaluating the results of common activities performed so far, the Commissioner and the Judicial Academy Director spoke about extending cooperation in the area of training judges and prosecutors on the implementation of anti-discriminatory regulations, primarily of the…
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Trade union activity of women is of crucial importance for the improvement of their position in society, especially in the field of labor and employment. Experience of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality indicates that most of discrimination complaints pertain to this area, said Brankica Janković at the opening of „Empowering Women from Regional…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, announced today the changes of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination that should improve protection of all citizens and also estimated that discrimination in Serbia is much more existent than reported. At the debate called „Implementation of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination“ , organized…
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Fifth grade students of the International School in Belgrade visited the institution of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality yesterday in order to learn about mechanisms of protection against discrimination and respect of human rights. Through conversation with Antigona Andonov, Chief of Staff and Advisers Ivana Filipov and Tamara Vlaškalin, students learned about discrimination, how…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, took part at the round table “Is There Social Justice in Serbia?”, organized by United Branch Syndicates Independence, on the occasion of the International Day of Social Justice. Commissioner presented the work of the institution and stressed the ling between problems of poverty and unemployment with…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, spoke at an event „One Billion Rising“ as part of a global campaign aimed at drawing attention to issues of violence and discrimination against women around the world. This year, campaign focuses on combatting exploitation and economic inequality. Commissioner Janković conveyed a message stressing that every type…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met in Vienna with Erwin Buchinger, Ombudsman for Equal Treatment of Persons with Disabilities of the Republic Austria. Commissioner Janković and Ombudsman Buchinger discussed the position of persons with disabilities and agreed to work on their further improvement. During this study visit to Austria, Commissioner Janković…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with Nebojša Stefanović, Minister of Internal Affairs. Main topics of discussion were related to further implementation of mutual activities aimed at improving equality of Serbian citizens. In particular, they discussed extending the training for the police officers „Detecting and Addressing Discrimination“ organized by the Commissioner…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with Oana-Cristina Popa, Romanian Ambassador to Serbia. Meeting was also attended by Draga Vukčević from institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and Mihaela Osorio, Deputy Ambassador. Main topics of discussion at the meeting were visit to Romanian equality bodies and possibilities that members…
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