“Reaching the finish line in equality” is the motto used by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality for the fifth year in the row during Belgrade Marathon to extend its support to persons with disability who face different forms of discrimination in their everyday life. Visitors of the 29th Belgrade Marathon had an opportunity…
Read Article →In the course of the working visit to Croatian bodies for the protection of equality, Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality of the Republic of Serbia met with Ombudswoman for Persons with Disabilities of the Republic of Croatia Anka Slonjšak, the Croatian Ombudsperson for Gender Equality Višnjua Ljubičić and Deputy Ombudswoman Tena…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality met with Ljubinko Mitrović, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ombudsman as part of the regional work visit tour. The meeting centered around the need to intensify regional cooperation through the exchange of experience and knowledge as well as to develop joint projects aimed at combatting discrimination and protection…
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In her two-day working visit to Austria, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković met with the Director of Austrian Umbrella organization for protection of persons with disabilities Ms Eringard Kaufmann. At the meeting they discussed the possibility of inclusion of the persons with disabilities in our society and the Commissioner and the…
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Ms Brankica Janković Equality Protection Commissioner met Mr Erwin Buchinger, the Ombudsman for persons with disabilities of Republic Austria. The Commissioner and Austrian Ombudsman agreed that the position of persons with disabilities must be further improved especially regarding their legal and social status. On the working meeting they agreed to improve cooperation between two institutions primarily…
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For the second year in the row, Roma university students will work as interns in the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Experts Department. The Internship Program is the result of cooperation between the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) with the…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has submitted the 2015 Annual Report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. The Report shows a growing trend in the number of complaints which is by 20 per cent higher as compared to the previous year. However, an increase in the number of…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality condemns inappropriate statements that were made against women politicians recently, in particular by certain public figures. “Within my legal capacity I would wish to stress that each and every person, regardless of the form and manner of communication used, has an obligation to abide by the Serbian…
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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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