The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with the representatives of the A11 Economic and Social Rights Initiative, Danilo Ćurčić and Milica Marinković, with whom she discussed cooperation in preventing and improving the protection of the most discriminated citizens. Several joint activities have been agreed, including specially created trainings for local self-governments…
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The greatest progress regarding the position of Roma men and women has been made in education, so today we have a significant number of educated members of this national minority, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković on the occasion of the World Roma Day. However, discrimination most often occurs in the…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković is the winner of the “Special Award for Contribution to the Development of Society” of the Diplomacy & Commerce magazine, which was presented to her at the celebration of its sixth anniversary by Ruža Ristanović, director of the magazine. The great temptations and challenges we are facing…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia the twelfth Regular Annual Report in the field of protection of equality for 2021, in accordance with the law. The largest number of citizens’ complaints referred to discrimination based on health status, gender and age, and when it…
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Ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, which Serbia was among the first countries to do, laid the foundations for good legal regulation and an efficient system for protecting women from violence, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, pointed out at the opening of…
Read Article → The previous two pandemic years have moved the pendulum of gender equality backwards, but we must turn this trend into an opportunity for women, who must be involved in all decision-making. Women in Serbia have shown that they can equally take responsibility, have a seat at the table equally and participate equally in solving problems,…
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Health protection, economic and technological development, reducing unemployment by enhancing dignified work and new jobs, better response of the education system to current and future market needs with knowledge that facilitates market changes, all this represents inclusive growth necessary to improve the lives of all citizens and reduce inequality, especially of vulnerable social groups, said…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, met with the President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Kostić. One of the main topics of conversation was the recent elections in which no woman was elected a member of SASA. On that occasion, and after the complaint of one candidate, the…
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Economic independence is the key condition to improving the quality of life of women and girls in rural areas, for reducing the risk of gender-based violence and discrimination, and for leaving a violent relationship, said Commissioner Brankica Janković in Čačak at the conference “Economic empowerment of women to improve their security in rural areas”. Through…
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On the occasion of the International Day of Social Justice, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, stated that, although a lot has been achieved, examples of social inequality are still visible almost daily. This primarily refers to the negative consequences of the pandemic, which are visible in the more difficult access to…
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