Organized by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, a meeting entitled “Dialogue on Improving the Position of Women Members of National Minorities” was held today, bringing together representatives of national councils of national minorities in Serbia. The meeting was opened with welcoming remarks by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, and…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, met with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, as part of his visit to Serbia, with whom he discussed the situation in the field of human rights protection and the promotion of equality. Among the main topics of discussion were freedom of…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade today marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Interphobia (IDAHOT+) with a ceremonial gathering at the “Svetozar Marković” University Library. The event, held under the motto “Equality at the heart of democracy”, brought together high officials and…
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We mark 1 May as a day of struggle for the fundamental human rights of workers, but this date also obliges us to overcome identified problems and continuously improve equality in the workplace. A dignified life and a safer future for every individual also contribute to the economic progress of society as a whole, says…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, visited the institution of the Ombudsman of Hungary in Budapest, where he met with the recently elected Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Imre Juhász, who had previously served as President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. This was the first bilateral meeting between representatives of the equality bodies…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, together with his associates, met with the Chair of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality of the National Assembly, Aleksandar Marković, with the aim of improving cooperation between the Commissioner and one of the key parliamentary bodies responsible for overseeing the work…
Read Article → In a first-instance judgment in proceedings in which the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality participated as an intervener, the Higher Court in Kragujevac found that the city administration had discriminated against an employee on the grounds of political belief and membership in a trade union organization. The Commissioner’s opinion, which in this case established…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia the sixteenth Regular Annual Report, which also represents the first report signed by the newly elected Commissioner, Milan Antonijević. The report provides a detailed analysis of the state of equality in Serbia, identifies key systemic obstacles, and…
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On the occasion of the upcoming local elections to be held on March 29, 2026, in the City of Bor and the municipalities of Aranđelovac, Bajina Bašta, Kula, Knjaževac, Kladovo, Majdanpek, Lučani, Smederevska Palanka, and the City Municipality of Sevojno, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan Antonijević, calls on all participants in the…
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Equality is not the privilege of an individual, but an indispensable foundation of every fair society, and its true reach is best measured in our daily lives, in the family, the classroom, the workplace, health centers, on the street, in sports halls, and on social media, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Milan…
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