Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, opened the 27th RAB Serbia Radio Days, which traditionally gathers radio professionals, directors, station owners, presenters, producers, musicians, and other guests from Serbia and the region. “Despite all the new entertainment and information technologies, radio remains one of the favorite media. It has been shown that people have…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with the UK Ambassador to Serbia, Edward Ferguson, Regional Director of the British Council, Clare Sears, and Stephanie Shillinglaw from the British Embassy, with whom she discussed the possibilities for cooperation in the field of promoting gender equality, primarily through cultural projects and work with young people….
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The Council of the European Union adopted EU directives on standards for equality bodies, which are intended to strengthen the role and position of national equality bodies by expanding their competencies and powers, enabling additional resources and a higher degree of independence. The directives aim to strengthen protection against discrimination throughout Europe, and their adoption,…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, attended the 57th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, which was held from April 29 to May 3 in New York, as a member of the official delegation of the Republic of Serbia. The session’s topic was the assessment of the status of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the two-day ESG Adria Summit in Tivat, held under the slogan “Act now for a sustainable tomorrow” and jointly organized by Sustineri Partners and Porto Montenegro in partnership with the Government of Montenegro under the auspices of the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović. The summit…
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Every religious holiday, including Eid, should be celebrated in peace, in the spirit of tolerance and togetherness, and not be an occasion for provocations and fomenting inter-ethnic intolerance. Just as everyone has the right to express their religious beliefs freely, this must not be done through intimidation of members of other faiths. Everyone has the…
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Culture is important for all human beings because it is an area that knows no borders and provides people with the opportunity to achieve equality and set new standards, as Maga Magazinović from Užice once did, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the opening of the exhibition “Women’s rights in the…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with the new Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade, János Babity, with whom she discussed the cooperation on the ongoing projects “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey” and “Integration of Roma III”, which are implemented within the initiative by the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, was on a study visit to the Republic of Korea. During her visit, she met with representatives of Korean institutions and exchanged ideas and experiences regarding protecting equality and combating discrimination. The Korea Foundation organized the visit. Janković visited the Women’s Institute for Human Rights, where she…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality conducted the research “Attitude of citizens on discrimination in Serbia” and “Attitude of representatives of public authorities towards discrimination” with the support of a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe. Combating discrimination and promoting diversity in Serbia” as part of the “Horizontal Facility…
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