The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006. It is a unique peer review mechanism that reviews the human rights situation of all states equally every four and a half years by other Member States during the sessions of the Government Working Group of the Human Rights Council … Continued
The purpose of the Handbook is to serve as a comprehensive guide for civil society stakeholders wishing to participate in the fourth UPR cycle – unique process that involves periodic review of the respect for human rights in all 193 UN member states by the UN Human Rights Council. The first two chapters of the … Continued
Last week, the implementation of the EU-funded project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina” was officially launched in Sarajevo. The project aims to create an environment in which LGBTIQ people will be encouraged and supported in access to mental health systems that provide inclusive and sensitized … Continued
For the LGBTIQ community in Bosnia and Herzegovina and us as organisers, the end of January and the beginning of February for the last eight years have been marked by Merlinka – Queer Film Festival in BiH. Merlinka has become a valuable public event in Sarajevo and Tuzla, not only for lesbians, gay men, bisexual, … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to a conference on the „Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, which will be held on February 5, 2021 (Friday) beginning at 10.00h at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott in Sarajevo, Skenderija 1. The conference will be held in two simultaneous panels which … Continued
We present a report that analyzes the rights of intersex children in the healthcare system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning, a brief overview of the previous research is given – the publication of the Sarajevo Open Centre entitled “Bodies that Transcend the Binary: Recommendations for improving legal and medical approach to intersex persons … Continued
On Friday, 4 December, we held a round table on the human rights of LGBTI people: Public assembly: fundamental human rights or security risk? This activity aimed to present the results achieved regarding the human rights of LGBTI people related to the subject and issues of freedom of assembly and to encourage discussion on issues … Continued
The handbook in front of you was created by the joint efforts and work of authors from BiH, Serbia and Croatia and deals with three aspects of the position and treatment of intersex persons: 1) conceptual and activist aspect of human rights and ethical and inclusive health care (authors: Erin Vlahović, Kristian Randjelović and Milica … Continued
We are launching a campaign to raise awareness about intersex people / conditions, with a special focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina, by presenting the results of research on the rights of intersex children in BiH healthcare system, which we ran from April to September 2020. Who are intersex persons? What are the variations of sex … Continued
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is one of the most important means of citizen participation in the political processes of democratic societies and is the subject of protection in numerous international and regional human rights documents, of which BiH is a signatory. This analysis is organised in chapters that address the most important … Continued