The exhibition “Rights of Women in the Cultural Heritage of Serbia” was opened in the “Svetozar Marković” University Library in the presence of the Ambassador of Great Britain, Edward Ferguson, and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. At the exhibition, a part of about 200 digitally represented works posted on the portal…
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The position of women in terms of realized human rights is different than it used to be, but the real influence of women is much smaller than it seems from their visible representation in all decision-making places, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the event called” Gender equality – from priority…
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Equality between women and men in the business sphere cannot be achieved if it does not exist in other areas of life as well, and the burden of this process must not lie on women only, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, as the keynote speaker at the panel “Gender equality as…
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The International Day of Rare Diseases was marked also at a round table entitled “I often think of you”, organized by the National Organization for Rare Diseases, NORBS, and attended by the Assistant Commissioner, Mirjana Kecman. At the gathering, it was noted that in the last ten years, significant progress has been made in the…
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Head of the Department for Cooperation and European Integration, Jelena Kotević, participated in a meeting organized by Belgrade Pride dedicated to strategic planning to improve the position of members of the LGBT population. On that occasion, Kotević presented some of the research results on the attitudes of citizens and representatives of public authorities towards discrimination…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, had a constructive meeting in Bujanovac with representatives of the National Council of Albanian National Minorities. Council president Nevzad Lutfiu, secretary Driton Bilali, and associate Lemane Mustafa participated in the conversation. This was one of the opportunities to discuss problems and potential cases of discrimination against our…
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For us, the media is a very important partner in the business of building a society tailored to the citizens, in which everyone has equal chances, especially today, when many values that were established recently have been called into question, and citizens everywhere in the world are exposed to sensationalism, fake news and hate speech,…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, together with the representatives of the Kolubara District Women’s Association (ŽUKO), held a workshop for the students of the Center for Professional Development in Leskovac on the topic of equality in property inheritance. Janković introduced high school students to the work of the Commissioner’s institution and…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and the Institute for Comparative Law Director, Dr. Vladimir Čolović, signed an agreement on scientific and professional cooperation in protecting equality and the fight against discrimination. Cooperation will be realized through the organization and implementation of joint programs, preparation of professional seminars and conferences, mutual exchange…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and her associates met with the Human Rights Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Wim Geerts, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Serbia, Joost Reintjes, and the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Hester van Ommeren,…
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