Considering that the Dress code rulebook of University of Mostar Law violated the Ani-Discrimination Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gender Equality Law of BiH Sarajevo Open Centre sent appeals to the Gender Center of FBiH and to the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman.
This year, 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 nongovernmental organisations, through the three theoretical-practical modules. The School consists of three obligatory theoretical-practical modules that the students will be attending from April to June.
Sarajevo Open Centre (SOC), on 18 February 2019 in Sarajevo, held the training for psychology and medicine students named “Medical aspects of gender reassignment: On adequate, trans specific and inclusive services and support providing to trans persons in the transition process”.
During this month, Sarajevo Open Centre sent a request to the Assembly of Tuzla Canton regarding the consideration of an initiative to rename the Tuzla Airport according to the name of the first BiH woman aviator – Fatima Mušić. This initiative was presented to the Assembly in Novembre of 2017.
The appliance of the BiH Institutions’ Labor Law to Associations and Foundations, author Leila Bičakčić BiH Institutions’ Labor Law regulates the employment status of association and foundation’s employees, but the Law is not explicit about whether the Law is applied only to the associations and foundations founded by the government of BiH and its institutions, … Continued
After successful realization of the Equality Academy in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Sarajevo Open Centre are proud to announce a public call for participation on the fifth generation of the Equality Academy – platform for political leadership and space for joint actions of representatives, leaders of political parties and civil society organizations.
In Sarajevo, from 7 to 9 February 2019, SOC organised the seventh International Queer Film Festival Merlinka. Since Merlinka carries a specific topic each year, this year’s slogan was „I am a lesbian, so be it“.
Watch our program coordinator Lejle Huremović in the youth show “Thinking Box” where she presented this year’s content of the International Queer Film Festival – Merlinka in Sarajevo.
In order to strengthen local organizations working on LGBTI human rights,Sarajevo Open Centre has signed a contract on sub granting Tuzla Open Centre and Cetre for Youth KVART.
We are proud to announce that a module on criminal offenses based on hate crime at the Police Academy (FBiH). The training will last for two months and all cadets for the rank of policeman and for the rank of the younger inspector will pass it