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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During the proceeding upon complaints against MPs Aleksandar Martinovic stating discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the Commissioner for Protection Equality Brankica Jankovic has made the conclusion suspending the proceeding due to the existing parliamentary immunity, prescribed under Article 103 of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. Regardless of suspension of the proceeding,…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic along with a group of employees joined the Trans Pride and Pride parade, which were held in Belgrade on September 20th 2015. It was a chance to show commitment to the ideas of tolerance and respect for differences and also to send a message that every individual…
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The Serbian parliament elected on Wednesday, 26th May 2015, Brankica Jankovic as Commissioner for Protection of Equality. Jankovic received 151 votes from MPs of the ruling coalition. In the previous government, Jankovic was state secretary at the labor ministry and head of the negotiating group 19 dealing with social policy and employment in SAA talks…
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At the sitting held on 5 May, the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality was presented the Commissioner for Protection of Equality’s Special Report on Discrimination against Women. Commissioner for Protection of Equality Nevena Petrusic presented the Commissioner for Protection of Equality’s Special Report on Discrimination against Women saying that it rounds…
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As a part of the 28th Belgrade marathon, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality organised the traditional action under the motto “We are all equal in this race”. Interested citizens had an opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the institution and to, through an anonymous questionnaire, test their knowledge on the subject of…
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The exhibition of children’s art works “We are all equal and we can do it together!” was formally opened at Children’s Cultural Centre Belgrade, on 16th March 2015. At the opening ceremony, winners of the CPE and UNICEF competition were declared. In the second half of 2014 a drawing contest was announced for students of…
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A meeting with the representatives of international institutions, organisations and embassies that the Commissioner collaborates with was held in Mid-December. The Commissioner Nevena Petrušić summed up the results so far in the work on protection of equality and discrimination combating and presented the plans for next year. The continuation of the important cooperation between the…
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The Commissioner for Protection of Equality, in cooperation with Judicial Academy and with financial support from the Foundation for Open Society and USAID, organised the second national competition of the law faculty students in Serbia in trial simulation (Moot Court) with the theme of discrimination. This year’s theme/topic was discrimination on the basis of sexual…
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