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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The SAFO team from the Faculty of Law of the University of Novi Sad is the winner of the traditional “Moot court” competition, a simulation of a trial in the field of protection against discrimination for final year law students, which the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality has been organizing for 9 years. The…
Read Article → The assault on two members of the theater from Zagreb, who were guests of the International Festival “Synergy”, which took place in the center of Novi Sad, is unacceptable and reprehensible, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. The Commissioner reminds that the law prohibits any form of violence, and that it…
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Without understanding, cooperation and synergy with youth, it is difficult to promote equality and fight against discrimination, which is why the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality organized the “Unconference – Youth for Equality” in the framework of the Youth Panel. In an equal conversation, representatives of primary and secondary schools and students pointed out…
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We celebrate International Human Rights Day in the shadow of great upheavals and dynamic changes, which influenced and cast a shadow both on the respect and realization of human rights and their more frequent violation, says Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day. In this…
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Women should be more involved in the process of creating and implementing policies in the security sector, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, at the conference “Women, peace, security: Planned (non)action – third time’s a charm“, organized by the Commissioner for Protection of Equality, with the support of the OSCE Mission…
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