Commissioner for Equality Brankica Janković says that the divisions in Serbia have reached the brink of rupture, but also that there is hope. Janković talks about it in a big interview for the new issue of "Vremena"
Commissioner for equality Brankica Janković is one of the few institutions that does its job. Because of this, she was attacked by the regime quite a few times.
"The situation in society is such that divisions have been pushed to the limit, and everyone who has their own way, their own choice of method to interpret reality, is under attack," says Janković in an interview for the new issue of "Vremena", which is on newsstands from Thursday (October 9).
She talks at length about all our divisions and discrimination, of which, he says, the most present is the party line. But there is also hope.
"I notice that many people today understand each other with their eyes, and thanks to hope, trust is born, which under normal circumstances takes years. When times are really difficult, that's when people show themselves, loyal first to themselves, then to their family, neighbors and the country," she states.
Janković recently received the Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement. Soon, after two mandates, she will leave the position of commissioner. He says he is leaving a "credible institution" to the heir or successors.
"The challenges today are more complex than ten years ago, because society has changed dramatically after covid-19 and major tragedies. Something has ruptured in our social fabric and it will have to be put back together and healed so that we can live with each other," she concludes.
Read the entire interview in the new issue of "Vremena" from Thursday, October 9.
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