International Roma Day is an opportunity to once again highlight the challenges that Roma people still face in all areas of life, despite certain improvements — especially Roma women, who often lack support for education or are forced into early marriages, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, during her conversation today…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, in cooperation with the Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities of Belgrade, once again held the traditional campaign “Equality to the Finish Line” as part of the 38th Belgrade Marathon. The aim of this initiative is to break down prejudices about the abilities of persons with disabilities and…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality submitted to the National Assembly the fifteenth annual report on the protection of equality for 2024. During the year, more than 3,600 cases were dealt with, of which more than 700 were formed based on complaints. Also, 422 recommendations for measures to achieve equality, 16 initiatives to change…
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Discrimination in employment and in the workplace has for years been the most prevalent issue in our practice, which is why it is of crucial importance that we have the business community on the side of human rights and equality. This topic concerns each and every one of us because the right to dignified…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has submitted initiatives to amend and harmonize several regulations with the aim of fully equalizing the position of female entrepreneurs and women engaged on the basis of contracts outside of employment with the position of women employed by an employer, given that they do not have equal rights…
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Teams from the Faculty of Law of the University of Novi Sad won first and second place at the traditional “Moot Court” competition, a simulation of trial in the field of protection from discrimination for final-year law students, which was held for the 11th time and organized by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality….
Read Article → Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković met this morning with representatives of the student plenum of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA), at their request, regarding the demands they made on November 26th related to the unequal treatment and failure to prosecute individuals who physically attacked students at a rally held on November…
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We are marking International Human Rights Day at a time of serious global upheavals in the realization and protection of fundamental human rights. Conflicts, violence, hate speech and discrimination are increasingly present, said Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković. Discrimination is still most common on the basis of Roma nationality, disability, gender, sexual…
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As part of the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, in cooperation with the United Nations in Serbia, organized a special performance of the monodrama “Abuse”, which is based on the novel of the same name by Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić. The story of Anica…
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The position of people with disabilities in Serbia is complex and involves facing numerous challenges in all areas of life, from architectural and communication inaccessibility to insufficient support in the fields of education, social, and health care. These numerous obstacles limit the quality of life of people with disabilities, and more work needs to be…
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