Strategic approach to LGBTI persons
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.
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Criminal offenses based on hate crime
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
Russia: End the persecution of LGBTI people in Chechnya
Accoridng to the report of Amnesy International, LGBTI people in Chechnya are being abducted, locked up in secret detention sites, tortured and sometimes killed – purely because of their sexual orientation. Two people have already been tortured to death during a recent revival of the crackdown on LGBTI people that started two years ago.
TV1: I am a lesbian, so be it – Queer Film Festival Merlinka
Watch SOC Program Coordinator Lejla Huremović talk about festival Merlinka in Sarajevo.
Call For A Queer Film Workshop
Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to a two-hour workshop on the topic queer film, organized within the 7th International Merlinka Queer Film Festival in Sarajevo.
INVITATION TO EDUCATIONAL TRAINING: HEALTH PROTECTION OF TRANS PERSONS IN TRANSITION PROCESS
We invite all interested students of psychology and medicine from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla and Mostar, as well as members of the Association of Students of Psychology SINAPSA and members of the Association of Medical Students in BiH to join us in Sarajevo on February 18, 2019 (Monday).
N1 Sarajevo: Born as a girl, today he is a man – Life story of Liam Isić
Liam Isić was born as a girl. He was born in a body of the opposite sex, and in the Večernji Studio he has told us his story, the story about confronting himself, his family, and his surroundings. He talked about the process of transition – which is still in progress. He is one of the few who came out with such an intimate, private story to the public.
Magazine Health and Beauty: International Queer Film Festival Merlinka for the 7th time in Sarajevo
For the seventh time in Sarajevo, Sarajevo Open Centre is organizing the International Queer Film Festival “Merlinka”, in the period from February 7 till February 9. The festival has been organized in Belgrade for the past ten years with the idea of promoting films dealing with LGBTI themes.
FBL Magazine: International queer fime Merlinka festival in Sarajevo for the seventh time
Since most of the content of the festival speaks of lesbian existence, taking into account that the media representation of lesbians is often ignored through content and accompanying material, and that research shows that lesbians are more discriminated and invisible, we have decided to contribute, with this year’s slogan, to the visibility of lesbians in public discourse, said the organizers
After SOC’s request, the BiH Gender Equality Agency found a violation of the Gender Equality Law in Television Sarajevo’s broadcast
The Gender Equality Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a recommendation to Television Sarajevo (TVSA) regarding the broadcast form July 2018 containing violation of the Gender Equality Law, which discussed the public debate on the Draft Code of Behavior and Clothing at the University of Sarajevo.