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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The most recent survey „Citizens and their views on discrimination in Serbia“ registered improvements compared to 2013, among other things that the percentage of citizens who would apply with state institutions in case of discrimination has doubled and is now 63%. Parameters such as visibility of and confidence in the institution of the Commissioner for…
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“We act within the scope of our mandate and in doing so, we continuously reinforce the message that there is a strong correlation between subjugated position of women in our society and discrimination which puts them at risk of being abused, hurt or even killed just because they are women,” said Brankica Janković, the Commissioner…
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Photos of famous Dutch photographer Chris Rexen are exhibited at the premises of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, thanks to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Exhibition was opened by Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković and Netherlands Ambassador Hendrik van den Dool. Art is the best way to do…
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On the occasion of 10 December, the International Human Rights Day, Brankica Janković the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality presented Media Manual “Fighting for Equality”, that was developed with the support of the OSCE Mission in Serbia. Commissioner said that the Manual was not intended as a textbook, but rather as a tool for…
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Brankica Janković, the Commisioner for the Protection of Equality attended the awards ceremony for judges who completed a one-year training program “Train the trainer in anti-discrimination” organized by the Judicial Academy and Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Serbia. After the final test, eight judges of higher…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković visited Čačak and spoke at the press conference which was organized as one of the activities on the occasion of „16 days of activism against violence“ by Civil association Laris and local authorities of Čačak Municipality. At the meeting with Mayor of Čačak Milun Todorović, Deputy Mayor…
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Today’s seminar and workshop on Divčibare marked the end of the training course „Recognition and Reaction to Discrimination“ for police officers, organized by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and OSCE Mission in Serbia. Training sessions were held in eight different municipalities throughout Serbia, namely in Belgrade, Kragujevac, Vršac, Niš, Novi Sad, Subotica, Novi…
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Women with disabilities are exposed to multiple discrimination, they are poor, find employment less often than men with disabilities and often remain invisible in the public life, stated the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković at the„Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities“ Conference, held on 3 December, the International Day of Persons…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality gave a lecture to students of social-humanistic sciences on equality protection and active engagement of women in politics. Commissioner gave a brief presentation on the institution, the complaints process and cases with the most common rights violations and talked to students about complaints and ways of…
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