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…
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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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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic gave lecture on the gender equality, within the final module of „School of Democracy“, organized by the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) and Open Parliament Initiative, in cooperation with OSCE Mission in Serbia. Addressing the attendants of the lecture, Commissioner accented that the mechanisms for…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part in Mentor walk in Belgrade which was organized as the final event within one-year program “Share your knowledge” that has being realized for the seventh time through partnership of OSCE, US Embassy and European Movement in Serbia. Through her work with young women, Commissioner was…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic took part at the Second Conference of Central Eastern European Equality Bodies in Zagreb, organized by Ombudsman for Gender Equality of Croatia. The meeting titled „Challenges of statistical collection based on discrimination“ presents the extension of cooperation that was grounded by the mutual Statement on Cooperation, which…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality is the winner of this year’s Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Promoting the Right to Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Transparency of Work Awarded by the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection on the occasion of the International Right to…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković said that Serbia has demonstrated that it respects international laws and fosters values of human and tolerant society, but that there were individual instances of a lack of understanding and prejudices of parents whose children should attend school in Šid together with migrant and refugee children. Children…
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