As part of the project funded by the European Union “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina “, a two-day training on the importance of caring for mental health of LGBTI persons and the provision of LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services will be held … Continued
Fear of rejection, humiliation, mockery, marginalization, threats and even violence are just some of the challenges that transgender persons around the world face on a daily basis. At the same time, transgender persons in our country face a lack of institutional support for legal and medical gender reassignment, which has further strengthened systemic discrimination and … Continued
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, on 28 March 2022 in Sarajevo, Sarajevo Open Centre organized the round table on exchange of experiences working with LGBTI persons in mental health and social protection systems. The training was attended … Continued
Our efforts to sensitize the judiciary and educate legal experts on the rights of LGBTI persons have resulted in the appointment of another contact person in the prosecution to work with LGBTI victims of hate crimes. Dino Redžović, District Public Prosecutor at the District Public Prosecutor’s Office in Trebinje, will be the contact person for … Continued
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, on 18 February 2022, Sarajevo Open Centre organized the training on provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons. The training was attended by employees of the centres … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to the conference ”From the Perspective of Victims to the Institutional Response“, which will be held on March 04, 2022 (Friday) beginning at 10:00h at hotel Courtyard by Marriott in Sarajevo, Skenderija 1. By launching the Facebook page Nisam tražila at the end of 2020, which was dedicated to all … Continued
As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, on 18 February 2022 Sarajevo Open Centre organizes online training session on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services, from 10 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. The training session will … Continued
Although they live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, same-sex couples do not have many of the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. This discrimination is evident in a number of unregulated life concerns, and same-sex partnerships remain outside the law, despite the fact that they exist in BiH reality. Based on their sexual orientation, people in … Continued
As it has done before, this year’s Pink Report provides a relevant overview of the current situation and trends in various areas of LGBTI rights and freedoms: equality and protection policies against discrimination, protection from violence and hate speech, specific position and rights of trans and intersex people, asylum issues, freedom of assembly and same-sex … Continued
Two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services were held in Tuzla on November 18 and 19 as part of the European Union-funded project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” hosted by Sarajevo Open Centre. The participants were employees of the mental … Continued