On the occasion of 15 June, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković stressed that loneliness, health condition or dependence on help of others, make older persons more exposed to the risk of abuse, especially when we know that violence against older persons often remains unnoticed, because they fell…
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Regarding the proclaimed amendments on the Law on Enrolling in the Registry of Birth, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic welcomes the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-government, which would ease legal procedure for sex change registration. Jankovic emphasizes that Commissioner for…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic had a meeting with Ambassador of France Frederic Mondoloni. Commissioner introduced Ambassador with the most important activities of the institution of Commissioner for the Protection of Equality and they also discussed the possibilities for the cooperation of Serbia and France in area of respecting human rights and…
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On the occasion of 17 May, International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic reminds that every type of discrimination, including the one on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, is forbidden by the law and must not be tolerated. Commissioner stresses that homophobia and transphobia are still…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates International Day of Families to all citizens of Serbia, noting that the contemporary family is facing numerous challenges and misunderstandings, which is also indicated by the number of complaints submitted to Commissioner on grounds of marital and family status. Families who have members with health problems…
Read Article → Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates World Press Freedom Day to all journalists in Serbia, stressing that free, responsible and professional informing is one of the basic values of every democratic society. Freedom of expression and information must not be questioned and journalists should have conditions to perform their job without interruptions…
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On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic stresses that it is necessary to work on the improvement of workers’ position more efficiently and reminds that the number of complaints due to discrimination has been the greatest in the area of labor and employment, for years now. Equal…
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On the occasion of the International Roma Day, 8 April, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates to all Roma men and women their holiday and notes that, beside positive improvements during the previous years, the poverty, difficult access to health care, unemployment and significant social distance, unfortunately, still shape the reality for…
Read Article → On the occasion of the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic emphasizes that the problem of racial discrimination stands as a great challenge for all modern societies which should be founded on the values of tolerance, equality and respect of human rights. The fact that every…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic submitted a Regular Annual Report about the situation in area of protection of equality in 2017. to the National Parliament of the Republic of Serbia. The majority of complaints were filed because of discrimination on grounds of disability, almost one fifth of the total. Following are the…
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