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The Meeting of the Commissioner with Austrian Ombudsman for protection of persons with disabilities

08. Apr 2016. → News

Ms Brankica Janković Equality Protection Commissioner met Mr Erwin Buchinger, the Ombudsman for persons with disabilities of Republic Austria. The Commissioner and Austrian Ombudsman agreed that the position of persons with disabilities must be further improved especially regarding their legal and social status. On the working meeting they agreed to improve cooperation between two institutions primarily…

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Internship program for Roma university students

08. Apr 2016. → News

For the second year in the row, Roma university students will work as interns in the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Experts Department. The Internship Program is the result of cooperation between the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) with the…

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Press release on 2015 Annual Report

16. Mar 2016. → News, Statements

Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has submitted the 2015 Annual Report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. The Report shows a growing trend in the number of complaints which is by 20 per cent higher as compared to the previous year. However, an increase in the number of…

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Press release regarding inappropriate statements targeting women politicians and women in general
Press release regarding inappropriate statements targeting women politicians and women in general

22. Feb 2016. → News

Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality condemns inappropriate statements that were made against women politicians recently, in particular by certain public figures. “Within my legal capacity I would wish to stress that each and every person, regardless of the form and manner of communication used, has an obligation to abide by the Serbian…

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The meeting of the Commissioner Brankica Jankovic and the Italian Ambassador in Serbia

04. Dec 2015. → News

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic met with the Italian Ambassador in Serbia, Mr. Giuseppe Manzo. At the meeting, Mrs Jankovic and Mr. Manzo talked about future cooperation between the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality of the Republic of Serbia and Italian equality bodies. The Commissioner Jankovic and the Ambassador Manzo…

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Commissioner gave the lecture to the students of the Faculty of Political Sciences

01. Dec 2015. → News

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic gave the lecture to the students of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, on 1 December 2015. The subject of the lecture was ‘The role of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in modern society and the relevance of the institution for the development of…

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The meeting of the Commissioner Brankica Jankovic and the British Ambassador in Serbia

30. Nov 2015. → News

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic met with the British Ambassador in Serbia, Mr. Denis Keefe. At the beginning, Mr.Keefe and Mrs. Jankovic agreed on the conclusion that cooperation between the Commissioner and the British Embassy in the past period was excellent, and that cooperation will be continued in the future through…

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Closing project conference ”Overcome the inequality: Combat against discrimination and hate against Roma in Serbia”

30. Nov 2015. → News

The Commissioner for the protection of Equality and the National Minority Centre held closing conference and presented the results of the project ”Overcome the inequality: Combat against discrimination and hate against Roma in Serbia”, financed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The project goals were building capacities and improvement of the position of Roma activists…

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Local Roma Activists visited the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality

24. Nov 2015. → News

Local Roma Organizations activists visited the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in order to learn about the work of the Institution and learn about experiences in antidiscrimination activities, particularly regarding the antidiscrimination protection of the Roma national minority. Twelve activists of the Local Roma Organizations expressed their interest about the work…

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Conference: Serbia on the path of equality and tolerance

16. Nov 2015. → News

On the November the 16th 2015, in the Palace of Serbia, a big conference “Serbia on the path of equality and tolerance: The experiences of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality” was held, with more than 200 participants. Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic pointed out that Serbia is going on the path…

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