Regarding the numerous media issues related to the recommendation to the Minister for Innovation and Technological Development Nenad Popovic to apologize to the LGBT community due to a discriminatory statement, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic said that the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination is clear, the same for all, that…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic sends sincere greetings to Serbian para athletes Milos Zaric, Nebojsa Djuric, Zeljko Dimitrijevic who won golden medals in their disciplines, as well as to Milos Mitic, Drazenko Mitrovic, Dusko Sretenovic, Nemanja Dimitrijevic and Saska Sokolov who won bronze medals at the European Para Athletics Championship in Berlin….
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic sent an Initiative to the Ministry of Labor, Veteran and Social Issues for the amendment of the Law on Social Protection, in part related to defined size of land area as a general condition for the realization of right to financial aid for individuals or families. The…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic welcomes the Minister of Health decision to dismiss the management and solve the problem in Special Hospital for Internal Diseases in Vrnjacka Banja, where dialysis machines have been out of function since ten years ago. This decision came after Commissioner issued a recommendation of measures aimed to…
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European Commission adopted Recommendation on equality bodies’ standards in order to ensure independence and improve efficiency of national equality bodies. With this Recommendation, the standards related to authority of equality institutions are defined, including resources and adequate powers. National equality bodies are the central element of institutional system for the protection of equality. Those…
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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…
Read Article → 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…
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