Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and representatives of the Kolubara District Women’s Association (ŽUKO) held the first in a series of joint workshops for high school students on the topic of equality in property inheritance at the Polytechnic School in Požarevac. In our society, prejudices, stereotypes, and beliefs still put women in…
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Privacy as a concept is at the very core of equality, and the violation of the right to privacy is often only a step away from discrimination, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the opening of the “Privacy Week” conference organized by Partners Serbia on the occasion of the International Privacy…
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Although more relevant today than ever, the fight for women’s rights and their realization in Serbia has a long history in this area. The exhibition presents many articles from the historical Serbian press related to this topic and reveals that the first articles on women’s rights were published in Serbian as early as the middle…
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The Ambassador of Great Britain to Serbia, Edward Ferguson, visited the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, where he discussed with Commissioner Brankica Janković the importance of respect for human rights and the role of the institution in the promotion of equality and protection against discrimination. Janković presented to Ambassador Ferguson some…
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Commissioner Brankica Janković participated in a two-day conference in Berlin dedicated to the need to adopt common standards of equality bodies for effective protection against discrimination in Europe, jointly organized by the European Network of Equality Bodies EQUINET and the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency of Germany FADA. The Commissioner spoke in a panel dedicated to the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, spoke at the opening of the “World in 2024” conference organized by Kolor Media, which has become recognizable as an event that closes the current year with conclusions about the political, business, and social environment of Serbia and the region and opens issues of importance in the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated in the conference “Challenges of monitoring in the European multicultural environment” organized by the Institute of Social Sciences and the Academic Network for Cooperation in Southeast Europe. At the opening of the conference, the Commissioner stated that Serbia has a good legal framework, and that the…
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What is important to each of us, who are the role models that shape us, and what are the values that would contribute to the society we live in becoming a better place for everyone, were the topics of the workshop “Be yourself and contribute!” held for the members of the panel of youth –…
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The position of youth is a question of our future and social cohesion, as a prerequisite for a just and inclusive society. All social actors and decision-makers should devote themselves most seriously to the issue of youth, emphasized Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, at the Youth Policy Forum organized by the Umbrella…
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The Victimology Society of Serbia (VDS) awarded Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, for her contribution to the advancement of victims’ rights, stating that “for many years, the Commissioner has been consistently advocating for the respect of the human rights of all citizens, for recognizing discrimination and timely and effective response in cases…
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