Ruđer Bošković High School students visited, with their teachers, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. Brankica Janković the Commissioner presented them work of the institution and the basic mechanisms for protection against discrimination and advancing equality. Very interactive and creative discussion showed that students are very interested about how to recognize discrimination, what are…
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The Minister of Public Administration and Local self-government Ana Brnabic held a work meeting with presidents of National Councils of National Minorities which was attended also by The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic and acting director of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic. The goal of the meeting was to…
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Representatives of the Czech Republic Parliament Petitions Committee visited the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and informed with the competences and work of the institution. The main thopic of the meeting was cooperation between parliamentary bodies with independent authorities, as well as the role of the body for protection against discrimination and promoting equality….
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UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Karima Bennoune visited today the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. Ms Bennoune was informed by Kosana Beker, Assistant to the Commissioner about cases and number of complaints related to alleged discrimination in the field of culture. In addition, other topics included the…
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The visit of Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality to Little Mermaid Kindergarten in Stepa Stepanović Belgrade neighborhood, marked the beginning of Commissioner’s activities within the Children’s Week. The Commissioner talked about tolerance, friendship and family relations to more than hundred children and handed out coloring books which promote values associated with…
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“Older people are frequently discriminated against primarily in the area of healthcare. They are also being discriminated on the labor market, and when I say this I have older workers in mind. Because “older” is how their employees perceive them, due to prejudice and ignorance, thinking that those above 50 or 55 years of age…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with the members of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance which was held at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. During the fifth round of monitoring by ECRI’s experts who were on a country visit to the Republic of Serbia, the delegation…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality attended the Sixth Session of the Parliamentary Committee for Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality at the National Parliament of the Republic of Serbia. The main item on the agenda was the 2015 Regular Annual Report of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. At…
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On the occasion of the World Alheimer’s Day, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković said that caring for our elderly citizens is a moral imperative for each society, while special attention must be given to all those individuals in need of certain types of protection, in particular to those suffering from the…
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2016 Belgrade Pride Parade which was held without any incidents and tensions demonstrated that Serbia has become a more mature and tolerant society, said Brankica Janković Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. She stressed that activities towards improving regulations need to continue in order to create equal legal opportunities for all citizens in our country…
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