Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to discuss the current state of human rights and equality, as well as the challenges in their implementation. During the meeting, it was emphasized that in complex social and political circumstances, the respect for human rights, the…
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Every society must create an encouraging and safe environment for women and ensure the highest standards and humane treatment during pregnancy and childbirth. This is not only a matter of health and quality of life but also a fundamental issue of gender equality. In the entire region, there are cases of inadequate or inhumane treatment…
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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 has submitted a proposal to the Constitutional Court, as an authorized petitioner, requesting an urgent review of the constitutionality and legality of certain provisions of Special Collective Agreement for Employees in Primary and Secondary Schools and Student Dormitories, arguing that they undermine equality before the law for employees….
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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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