High level of social distance towards people living with HIV/AIDS is still present in Serbia, and HIV-positive status is often the cause of various forms of discrimination, Commissioner for Protection Equality Brankica Janković pointed out on the occasion of December 1st, the World AIDS Day. Among the most numerous complaints submitted to the Commissioner are…
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On the occasion of 25th November the International day for the elimination of violence against women, Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic says that the violence against women is widely spread. Although now women are more encouraged to report violence and this issue is no longer a private family matter, it is still one…
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On the occasion of the Universal Children’s Day, Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms. Brankica Jankovic congratulates children a day dedicated to the fight for their rights. Fight for the rights of the child must be constant and on daily bases in all segments of society, the Commissioner stressed, and she added that discrimination and…
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The Commissioner has submitted, jointly with the Protector of Citizens, proposal to the Constitutional Court of Serbia requesting from the court to declare as unconstitutional discriminatory regulation of the Law Establishing the Maximum Number of Employees in the Public Sector, stating that women automatically by the Law shall retire earlier than men when certain conditions are…
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