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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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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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…
Read Article → “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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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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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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The world is facing enormous challenges, and the Holocaust reminds us that the strengthening of anti-Semitism, the radical right and hate speech leads to the incitement of racial, national and religious hatred, which can have immeasurable consequences, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, and the Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, Tomislav Žigmanov, together with their associates, held a meeting on topics of importance for improving the respect and protection of human and minority rights, the implementation of existing strategies and action plans, as well as…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, sent an initiative to the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure to amend the Law on Planning and Construction so that all citizens with disabilities can have unhindered access to their apartments. The initiative requested that the Law be amended so that, in the future, for…
Read Article → The final judgment of the High Court in Novi Sad, made in a strategic lawsuit initiated by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, found that the notary public violated the law and discriminated against a person with a disability by not allowing her to certify a statement with a facsimile made in accordance with…
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