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The First Judgement for Discrimination Against LGBTI Persons

On April 4, 2022, the Municipal Court in Sarajevo issued a first instance judgement in which discrimination against LGBTI persons was confirmed by a court for the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The judgement refers to a public statement made by Samra Ćosović Hajdarević, a former member of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly, on her … Continued

Training for the LGBTI Community on the Importance of Mental Health Care

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

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Legal and Medical Gender Reassignment – the Leading Problem of Transgender Persons in BiH

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

Employees of the mental health centers and centres for social work in BiH shared experiences in working with LGBTI people

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

LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

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

With the Support of the European Union Towards Quality Inclusive Psychosocial Support for LGBTI Persons in Hercegovačko-neretvanski Canton

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

#EqualBeforetheLaw: Campaign for Equality of All Couples in BiH

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