Statements

Proposal Submitted to the Constitutional Court to Review the Constitutionality and Legality of the Special Collective Agreement for Employees in Primary and Secondary Schools and Student Dormitories

21. Mar 2025. → Statements

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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PRESS RELEASE

19. Mar 2025. → Statements

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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THE CHARTER FOR EQUALITY SIGNED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN SERBIA

28. Feb 2025. → Statements

  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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Initiative for equal rights for all pregnant women and women in labor regardless of the form of employment

21. Jan 2025. → Statements

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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Winners of the National Moot Court Competition Announced

19. Dec 2024. → Statements

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….

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Meeting of the Commissioner with representatives of the FDA student plenum

13. Dec 2024. → Statements

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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On International Human Rights Day, the Commissioner warns of growing discrimination and the need for equal treatment of all citizens

10. Dec 2024. → Statements

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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Monodrama “Abuse”: For a life without fear and dignity of every woman and girl

06. Dec 2024. → Statements

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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PRESS RELEASE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

03. Dec 2024. → Statements

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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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

25. Nov 2024. → Statements

No woman or girl should remain silent and endure violence, but she must be sure that she will be heard when she calls for help, that she will not be judged and belittled, and above all that she will not be alone. That’s why everyone in the system of protection and prevention must understand the…

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