The demolition of the window of the Pride Info Center in Belgrade is not only reprehensible, but it is difficult to understand the continuous destruction of the premises of this center, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic. There are security camera recordings, so an efficient and quick reaction of the authorities…
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The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality strongly condemns the events of the past few days of the election campaign, such as the promotion of the video and statements with elements of hate speech towards the LGBTI community and political dissenters, the attacks on activists in the door-to-door campaign, on the stands of the Serbian…
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Commissioner Brankica Janković strongly condemns the publication of a photo of Olivera Zekić, president of the Council of The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media, in a Nazi uniform, which she posted on the Telegram platform, and warns that no joke or provocation can be a justification for any promotion of one of the most dangerous…
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković strongly condemns the writing of neo-Nazi graffiti in Novi Sad. Such individual acts of intolerance are inadmissible, and every appearance of one of the most dangerous ideologies must be met with clear condemnation by the entire public. We must teach and remind children and young people about…
Read Article → The breaking of the lettering of Subotica in the Hungarian language, in the colors of the Hungarian flag, is absolutely reprehensible, states the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, pointing out that the Constitution and the laws guarantee members of national minorities the right to official use of their language and script. The…
Read Article → The cartoon published in the new issue of NIN in which a comparison is made with Adolf Hitler is inappropriate and disturbing, even from the point of view of the right to freedom of artistic expression, especially bearing in mind that it is a comparison with someone who is a symbol of the greatest suffering…
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On the occasion of the discriminatory post on the social network addressed to MP Marinika Tepić, in which she is invited to declare her nationality, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Brankica Janković reminds that the Constitution of the RS stipulates that Serbia is the state of the Serbian people and all citizens who live…
Read Article → The statement of the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, related to solving the problem of Roma living in unhygienic informal settlements in Belgrade is reprehensible, inappropriate, and deeply worrying because it reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of all life obstacles faced by Roma, said the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. She says such…
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Writing graffiti against the Slovak national minority in Kisač, for the second time in a short period, is absolutely reprehensible, says the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković. Multiculturalism, multinationality, tolerance, and joint coexistence are characteristics that Serbia and Novi Sad are proud of, and such vandalism does not represent the true picture…
Read Article → The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, strongly condemned the writing of hateful graffiti against citizens of the Orthodox religion on the wall of an elementary school in Novi Pazar. She warned that writing messages that incite religious hatred and violence is prohibited by law and is particularly harmful in multinational environments, given…
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