Training on protection of human rights of LGBT persons, in cooperation with Centre for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training of FBiH, was held on September 12-13, 2014. The training, whose goal was to sensitize and familiarize prosecutors and judges with efficient ways of protection and prosecution of LGBT human rights violations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in … Continued
U kovanici LGBT, slovo T označava trans* osobe čiji spol ne odgovara rodu kojeg oni/e osjećaju. Često je za njih rezervirano najviše stigme, pogotovo u patrijarhalnom društvu poput našeg, gdje su binarne rodne uloge davno određene. U takvim okolnostima, trans* osobe teško ostvaruju osnovna ljudska prava i svakodnevno su suočene sa osudama, diskriminacijom, nasiljem i … Continued
U bosanskohercegovačkom društvu je svaka četvrta LGBT osoba izložena nasilju, a svaka treća je diskriminirana. Malobrojni su oni koji se usude nasilnike prijaviti policiji jer više od 65 posto njih nije zadovoljno kako država reaguje na homofobiju. Postoji dobar zakonski okvir, ali se ne primjenjuje. Prije šest godina grupa ljudi se protivila otvaranju Queer festvala … Continued
LGBT osobe u BiH svakodnevno se suočavaju sa diskriminacijom, a njihova prava se često krše. Osobe koje se javno deklarišu kao pripadnici ove populacije često su izložene raznim oblicima diskriminacije, prozivkama, a nisu rijetki ni otvoreni fizički napadi. Kad govorimo o pravima LGBT osoba, ona su na nezavidnom nivou, a da takvo stanje zahtijeva hitne … Continued
An e-campaign is underway, as a part of Coming out! Advocating promotion and protection of LGBT rights, implemented by Heinrich Boell Foundation, BH Office, together with partner organization Sarajevo Open Centre and the CURE Foundation, and financed by European Union. The goal of this campaign is to raise the awareness on the violation of LGBT … Continued
A panel discussion on homophobia in the media was held yesterday at the Mediacenter Sarajevo as a part of the program on the International day against homophobia and transphobia (IDAHOT). The discussion was a part of the USAID project “Strengthening independent media”. A map of the recorded instances of violence against LGBT persons in Bosnia … Continued
The web platform lgbt-prava.ba is changing its name to lgbt.ba after more than a year and is thus becoming the foremost BiH LGBT info portal, a virtual space for the public and the LGBT community. We are re-introducing the portal with a completely new design, a familiar domain and content of even higher quality, in … Continued
You can download a copy of Financial and Narrative Report of Sarajevo Open Centre for 2013. SOC FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE REPORT 2013
Sarajevo Open Centre, with the help of our partners Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Bosnia and Herzegovina is starting the second round of our lecture series Somebody Said Feminism?, which will last from May to November 2014. The second round will have six lectures, and the themes will be connected to impunity and law, the militarization of everyday … Continued
Lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender individuals (LGBT) are among the groups which are particularly subjected to discrimination in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They are virtually invisible in society. Therefore, the regional office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation launched a project in cooperation with the partner organisations Sarajevo Open Center and the CURE Foundation in order to raise … Continued