Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, reminds that discrimination on grounds of health condition and disability is forbidden by the Constitution and Law and that persons with health issues and disability are facing great number of obstacles in all areas of life and often experience unaccepting and misunderstanding in their environment. Regarding information…
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Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality congratulated Zoran Pašalić on his election for the new Protector of Citizens. I am confident that in heading this important government institution you will give your full contribution to the further development of our society which is founded on the rule of law, justice and equality,…
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For slightly more than a week, two women in Serbia were murdered in partner and domestic violence – first in Negotin and second in Bačka Palanka, while a women and her daughter, who already have been moved to safe house, were severely injured in Bela Crkva -and all these tragic events happened on the street,…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, congratulates International Pride Day to all members of LGBT population, noting that this day is an opportunity to draw public attention at the need for further improvement of their position. Last year’s survey on attitudes of Serbian citizens to discrimination revealed that social distance to members of…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, welcomes the nomination of Ana Brnabić as Prime Minister designate tasked with forming the new Government of the Republic of Serbia, as announced by the President of Republic of Serbia. „For the first time in history, Serbia will have a woman as prime minister, which is…
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On the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, said that age must not be an obstacle for a dignified and safe life. Still, we are witnessing that violence against the elderly is present in our society, although it remains hidden within a family and…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, participated at regional conference “Discrimination in work and employment” in Bar, at invitation by Šućko Baković, Ombudsman for Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro. President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović, spoke at the opening of the conference, expressing his confidence that the goals of the conference would be…
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On the occasion of 17 May, International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, reiterated that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is both unpermitted and prohibited by the law. Transsexual and transgender persons belong to a particularly vulnerable group which is, in some…
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Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić met with Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. Prime Minister and Commissioner discussed the activities for achievement of full equality for all our citizens, primarily aimed to improve equal conditions and opportunities for all in the process of employment and at the labor market, with particular attention to…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, congratulates the World Press Freedom Day to all journalists in Serbia, stating that premise of every ordered and tolerant society is free, responsible and professional informing. Freedoms of speech and information are the basic values of every democratic society and that is why competent state authorities have…
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