Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic met with the Italian Ambassador in Serbia, Mr. Giuseppe Manzo. At the meeting, Mrs Jankovic and Mr. Manzo talked about future cooperation between the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality of the Republic of Serbia and Italian equality bodies. The Commissioner Jankovic and the Ambassador Manzo…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic gave the lecture to the students of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, on 1 December 2015. The subject of the lecture was ‘The role of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in modern society and the relevance of the institution for the development of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Mrs. Brankica Jankovic met with the British Ambassador in Serbia, Mr. Denis Keefe. At the beginning, Mr.Keefe and Mrs. Jankovic agreed on the conclusion that cooperation between the Commissioner and the British Embassy in the past period was excellent, and that cooperation will be continued in the future through…
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The Commissioner for the protection of Equality and the National Minority Centre held closing conference and presented the results of the project ”Overcome the inequality: Combat against discrimination and hate against Roma in Serbia”, financed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The project goals were building capacities and improvement of the position of Roma activists…
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Local Roma Organizations activists visited the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality in order to learn about the work of the Institution and learn about experiences in antidiscrimination activities, particularly regarding the antidiscrimination protection of the Roma national minority. Twelve activists of the Local Roma Organizations expressed their interest about the work…
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On the November the 16th 2015, in the Palace of Serbia, a big conference “Serbia on the path of equality and tolerance: The experiences of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality” was held, with more than 200 participants. Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic pointed out that Serbia is going on the path…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the OSCE Mission to Serbia today marked the International Day of Tolerance with a prize ceremony awarding journalists for their reports on tolerance and non-discrimination. The event, which supports the efforts of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, awarded journalists for their reports in three categories…
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Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic spoke today with representatives of the independent regulatory bodies for the protection of human rights about problems in the functioning of institutions and ways for their solution. The regular meeting with the Prime Minister was attended by Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Rodoljub…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic and Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Tim Cartwright opened „Living library”on Belgrade Book Fair, on Thursaday October 29. The Living Library in Serbia is a project launched by the Council of Europe in partnership with the Commissioner for Protection of Equality, with the…
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Round table “Suppressing labor and employment related discrimination” held in Belgrade was an occasion for Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and Christin Luders, Director of German Federal Directorate for Combatting Discrimination to present their respective experience and opportunities for promoting equality in this particular area. Commissioner Janković stressed that the overwhelming…
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