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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality submitted the regular report for 2022 to the National Assembly of Serbia

15. Mar 2023. → Statements

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia the thirteenth regular annual report in the field of protection of equality for 2022. The largest number of citizen complaints in 2022 related to discrimination based on nationality, age, health condition, disability, gender, marital and family status. Among…

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Press release – International Women’s Day

07. Mar 2023. → Statements

Women in Serbia are legally the most equal in the Western Balkans, according to data from the World Bank. But data from media reports say that since the beginning of this year, in just 64 days, nine women have been killed. Although the laws give us a solid scope of action, we still have to…

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Initiative to adopt procedures for dealing with children and students with diabetes and other chronic and rare diseases

03. Mar 2023. → Statements

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, sent the initiative to the Ministry of Health to adopt procedures for dealing with children and students with diabetes and other non-communicable chronic and rare diseases during their stay in preschool institutions and schools. The goal of the initiative is to support good control of the disease…

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Meeting of Commissioner Janković and Minister Miščević

23. Feb 2023. → Statements

Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and Minister for European Integration, Tanja Miščević, discussed the state of human rights in this area, the activities of the Commissioner, and the promotion of equality in our society. In particular, there was talk of the need to carefully consider all the recommendations of the Commissioner for the…

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The Commissioner’s reaction to the spread of hate speech against Roma on social networks and platforms

21. Feb 2023. → Statements

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, strongly condemns the spread of hate speech against Roma on social networks following the announcement of the fire in the Roma settlement on Kralja Aleksandra Boulevard in Belgrade, stating that hate speech is inadmissible and prohibited by law. Such comments on social networks encourage discrimination, and…

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International Day of Social Justice

20. Feb 2023. → Statements

In the last two years, the world has changed dramatically, so the eradication of poverty, the fight for equality, the absence of discrimination and violence, greater employment, and the right to dignified work are becoming goals that are much more difficult to achieve, especially because the foundations and postulates of social justice have been crudely…

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Announcement regarding the publication in the media about “discriminatory behavior” at the airports in Niš and Kraljevo

17. Feb 2023. → Statements

Regarding the publication in the media about the “unprofessional and discriminatory behavior” of the security protocol services at the airports “Konstantin Veliki” in Niš and “Morava” in Kraljevo towards women with hijab, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, invited the Meshihat of the Islamic Community to contact the Institution of the Commissioner…

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE

11. Feb 2023. → Statements

“The gender of the Serbian noun science is feminine, but its application is universal and must not be related either to gender or to skin color but must be accessible to everyone, equally and without prejudice. Girls and women have fought for their place in the scientific community, and while today they are leading challenging…

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Meeting of Commissioner Jankovic and Ambassador Vilan

01. Feb 2023. → Statements

Ambassador of Israel to Serbia, Yahel Vilan, visited the institution of Commissioner for Protection of Equality and met Commissioner Brankica Jankovic with whom he discussed the activities of the institution, with regards to challenges of global rise of anti-Semitism and its new shapes, especially in digital sphere, as well as the challenges of protecting human…

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Initiative for amendments to the Law on Transplantation of Human Organs and the Law on Human Cells and Tissues submitted

30. Jan 2023. → Statements

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, submitted an initiative to the Minister of Health, Danica Grujičić, to initiate urgently a procedure of amending the Law on Transplantation of Human Organs and the Law on Human Cells and Tissues in order to re-establish a full legal framework and enable the transplantation of organs…

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