Brankica Janković, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality strongly condemned physical assault against Dušan Marisavljević, a para taekwondo athlete who was wearing insignia of a sports team at the time of attack. The Commissioner warned that violence against fans of compeating sports clubs is escalating and has become a serious problem in our society…
Read Article →Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, strongly condemns the assault against Boban Stojanović, LGBT activist, and expects from competent authorities to apprehend and punish the assailants. Commissioner Janković said that every type of violence, threat and hate speech against members of any minority or vulnerable group, including LGBT population, must be sanctioned adequately….
Read Article →The massacre in Žitište near Zrenjanin, as well as the murder of a woman in the village of Drenovac near Knjaževac in less that 24 hours are the last alarm to all competent services and authorities to react urgently in order that the adequate and timely measures would be taken to prevent partner violence which…
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Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality condemns insulting and belittling articles against LGBT persons that have been published recently in certain printed media outlets, as well as unacceptable sensationalistic reporting on violence against women. The Commissioner stresses that when reporting on violence against any social group, the rights and dignity of victims of…
Read Article →A dramatic fact that in the last 24 hours two women have been murdered in Serbia in intimate partner violence is the latest alarm for all competent services and authorities to undertake urgent measures and improve the system of protection from violence against women, the Commissioner for Protection of Equality, Ms Brankica Janković warns. …
Read Article →Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković condemns billboard advertisments throughout Vojvodina associating women with an agricultural product in a derogatory way, as highly inappropriate and insulting. The content objectifying women, together with the stereotype on giving birth as an only role of woman is deeply discriminatory, it insults the dignity of women and…
Read Article →Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković strongly condemns brutal physical attack on Lesbian organisation Labris’s activist Dragoslava Barzut and another three young women and requests prompt reaction of competent authorities, so to bring to the end all physical attacks motivated by homophobia. „It is absolutely unacceptable and to strongly condemn attacking women who…
Read Article →Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković strongly condemns physical attack on LGBT activist Predrag Azdejkovic and calls for prompt reaction of competent authorities. „Verbal threats and physical assaults are absolutely unacceptable and it is the duty and the responsibility of Police to protect all citizens regardless of their sexual orientation or any other…
Read Article →Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković warns the public on the announcements from several radical right wing organizations on planned demonstrations against migrants, that the Constitution and the Law forbid incitement of any religious, ethnic and racial hatred and discrimination and that this must not be tolerated by the state. „Competent authorities must…
Read Article →Commissioner for Protection of Equality Ms Brankica Janković condemns graffiti directed against the president of Democratic Party Mr Bojan Pajtic and she requests from competent authorities to find and punish perpatrators. Threats and hate speech are unacceptable in the country that builds open and democratic society and this kind of behaviour must be condemned condemnation…
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