Nina Portolan Biography

Nina Protolan studies molecular biology and physiology at the University of Belgrade. She is a human rights and disability rights activist. In 2020, she completed a long-term European Solidarity Corps exchange, volunteering at the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL). During that time, she developed and carried out the Independent Living survey, as well as getting involved with the preparation of various contributions and learning more on the topics of inclusive education, freedom of movement and others. She completed the “Vojin Dimitrijević” human rights school, organised by the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, in 2021. Currently, she is a member of the UN Youth Advisory Group (YAG) for the UN office in Belgrade, as well as a Serbian disabled youth initiative IM-PACT 21. In her free time, Nina practices karate and is part of the national para karate team of Serbia.