Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, gave lecture to doctoral students at Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, within a class “Control and regulatory bodies and sector policies”. Commissioner presented the role, position and relations of institution of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality with other state authority bodies in Republic of Serbia,…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, gave lecture to students of the fourth year of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade on the role of the institution of the Commissioner in combating discrimination and protection of equality. Commissioner presented several examples from the institution’s practice as well as some of the cases where…
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Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part in an international conference in Zagreb ” Protection of human rights and strengthening democracy in Europe: combatting terrorism- freedom of speech- coexistence” which was on highest level, on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the Croatian Ombudsman . Conference was opened by Ombudsman Lora Vidovic and…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, met with Karla Robin Hershey, the new UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Serbia. Commissioner introduced UN Resident Coordinator to work, mandate, instruments and actions of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and also to institution activities planned for the following period. It was concluded…
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“Reaching the finish line in equality” is the motto used by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality for the sixth consecutive year during Belgrade Marathon to extend its support to persons with disability in their struggle against discrimination. More than 500 citizens who visited the stand of the Commissioner had a unique opportunity to mingle…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, took part as a jury member for the election of best orator in the first debate on social inclusion named “To be the same – to be different” that was jointly organized by Dean Collegium and Student Parliament of the Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation at…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, took part at the conference „Women leaders combatting discrimination“, organized by Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Women Leadership Academy, Center of Modern Skills, USAID and Women Support Center. Commissioner Janković emphasized that a progress of a country in area of participation of women in political life can…
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Winners of 4th National contest in trial simulation in the field of protection against discrimination „Moot Court“ visited Head Office of European Equality Bodies Network „Equinet“ in Brussels. Gala Bončić, Bojana Arsenijević and Katarina Nikolić, students of the Niš Law School and their team mentor Anđelija Tasić had opportunity to learn more about Equinet work,…
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Greater participation of Roma men and women is needed in the process of creating and making decisions, because members of this national minority know best which measures are necessary for improvement of their position, said Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, at the opening of the conference „Roma women in Serbia –…
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Ahead of the International Roma Day, Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, together with a group of students of Roma national minority, met with Mladen Šarčević, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Development and discussed the possibilities for improvement of measures for university enrollment for members of this minority. Minister Šarčević welcomed this…
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