Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates the Human Rights Day, 10 December, to all citizens of Serbia, reminding that one of the basic and guaranteed rights is – the right of every person not to be discriminated and to be equal. All relevant researchers, as well as data from the submitted complaints,…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part at the session of the Women’s Parliament in the Parliament of Montenegro, where she spoke about the activities of the Republic of Serbia in the area of prevention and suppression of partner and domestic violence. The session, which was opened by the President of the…
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On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic stressed that their position has to be improved more intensively in all areas of social life. Disability continues to be at the top of the discrimination grounds in this year as well, according to the number…
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In conjunction with the Bulgarian presidency of the European Union, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic visited Sofia where she met with the president of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination Anne Dzumaliev and Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Zornica Dimitrova Rusinova. Commissioner Jankovic stressed that women and persons with…
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On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, 1 December, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic reminds that persons who live with HIV and AIDS are still exposed to discrimination in almost all areas of life and that their problems are practically invisible in public. Commissioner emphasizes that it is necessary to take…
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On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic stated that improvements were notable after the amendments of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and tightening of the penal policy, but that protection system and prevention of gender based violence…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic spoke at the conference “Domestic violence – gender and age aspect”, held in the Cacak City Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and anniversary of Center for Social Work in Cacak. Noting that domestic, partner and violence against…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic met with Ivanka Jovanovic, executive director of National Organization of Persons with Disabilities. At the meeting, they discussed the problems that persons with disabilities are facing in everyday life and ways for resolving them, mentioning also the growing difficulties in the functioning of local organizations and members…
Read Article → Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates the Universal Children’s Day to all children in Serbia, but also reminds that many of them are still exposed to various types of discrimination, from peer to digital and that they also face discrimination and exclusion, primarily children with physical disabilities and developmental difficulties. „That is…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic congratulates the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November, to all citizens of Serbia, reminding that equality and tolerance are universal values, cultivated by every democratic society. “No regulation is enough for the achievement of full equality, because it is necessary that every one of us understands the…
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