Sarajevo Open Centre organized a digital presentation of Pink Report 2020, an annual report on the state of the rights of LGBTI people in BiH, on the occasion of IDAHOBiT, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
On the occasion of May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the Sarajevo Open Centre launched the “Break the Silence” campaign, in which LGBTIQ people shared their own experiences with homophobia/biphobia/transphobia. Since the theme of this year’s IDAHOBIT is “Breaking the silence”, we wanted to encourage LGBTIQ people, but also our supporters, … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre is organizing a digital presentation of Pink Report 2020, an annual report on the state of the rights of LGBTI people in BiH, on the occasion of IDAHOBiT, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
Written by: Delila Hasanbegović In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, priority issues important for gender equality in B&H are currently settled in the care economy and the burden that has doubled on the back of women, as well as in a proportionally higher participation of women in the so-called frontline activities (services, trade, healthcare) which … Continued
Author: Nejra Agić On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325 by United Nations Security Council, the Sarajevo Open Center and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina have teamed up to address the general topic of “gender of security” through a collection of research papers, but with a common … Continued
Following the announced amendments to the FBiH Labor Law, which FBiH Government would introduce in order to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, we want to draw the attention of the public, as well as bill’s sponsors, to the negative effects that current proposal will most likely have on workers who are also women, single … Continued
In the following article, you can read about problems COVID-19 pandemic has caused to victims of domestic violence and the safe houses run by non-governmental organisations.
Personal Data Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has prohibited disclosure of personal information on SARS-CoV-2 positive persons, as well as persons who are subject to isolation and self-isolation measures to competent institutions at all levels of government acting in an emergency situation. The institutions were also ordered to immediately remove and block personal information … Continued
This year as well, the Žarana Papić School of Feminism offers the academic-activist educational programme, with the aim to provide the students with the feminist education about the practices, theories and concepts needed for the professional and critical public work and activism in the national, international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The School consists of three obligatory theoretical-practical modules that the students will be attending from April to June.
In order to present to the doctors of relevant medical fields of the leading medical institution in Republika Srpska, the topic of medical gender reassignment in B&H, human rights and needs of transgender and transexual persons, as well as recent activities of Sarajevo Open Centre regarding this issue, publishing the manual and education meetings for specialists of specific medical fields that have previously taken place, our coordinator Delila Hasanbegović organised a meeting with representatives of the University Clinic Centre of Republika Srpska.