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Meeting of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and Director of Friedrich Ebert Foundation

29. Mar 2017. → News

Ursula Koch Laugwitz, Director of regional office of Friedrich Ebert Foundation for Serbia and Montenegro, visited the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and met with the Commissioner Brankica Janković. Commissioner Janković introduced Director Koch Laugwitz to goals and activities of the institution and stressed the importance of protection against discrimination and…

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Promotion of “Gender Equality in Defense System” thematic collection of articles

28. Mar 2017. → News

Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, spoke at the promotion event of thematic collection of papers „Gender Equality in Defense System – achievements and trends“ held at the Serbian Armed Forces Media Center. The collection presents overview of works on introducing gender equality in security sector and developing equality concept in the defense…

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Security and gender in emergency situations

22. Mar 2017. → News

Gender aspect is very important when we talk about security and decreasing the risk of natural disasters, said Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, at the expert conference „Security and gender in emergency situations“, stressing that timely, accurate and adequate reporting is of paramount importance in such situations. Commissioner stressed the importance of…

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Meeting of the Commissioner and the Head of EU Mission to Serbia

22. Mar 2017. → News

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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Strengthening political involvement of persons with disabilities in Serbia

15. Mar 2017. → News

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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Necessary to report discrimination

13. Mar 2017. → News

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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Gender equality in Serbia and prevention of discrimination against women

13. Mar 2017. → News

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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Meeting of Commissioner Janković with the World Bank Team

10. Mar 2017. → News

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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Assistant Commissioner visited Croatian Ombudsperson for Gender Equality

10. Mar 2017. → News

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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Challenges and opportunities for efficient protection of human rights

10. Mar 2017. → News

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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