ILGA-Europe, in collaboration with organisations across the Western Balkans and Turkey, compile our own Enlargement Review reports in which we assess just that, specifically in relation to the human rights of LGBTI people and identify the “homework” we hope the European Commission will support us in urging accession countries to fulfil in the coming year.
Ten years of SOC’s existence included many friendships, partnerships, work and success, but also a lot of negative experiences that enabled us to learn and grow. All of this created the organisation and team that we are today, and encouraged us to fight for human rights of LGBTI people and women and for a more equal BiH
Sarajevo Open Centre, continuing trainings for police bodies, prosecutors and judges, on 29 and 30 November 2017, in Sarajevo, organised one more training, the topic being “Hate Crimes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons – experience from BiH and the Region”, this time for the interns of the Municipality/Basic and Cantonal/District courts and prosecutors’ offices of Sarajevo and Banja Luka.
The uproar during the Pride Parade, and the immense support we’ve received afterwards, means Kosovo’s society is ready to make
small but significant changes which will better the lives of LGBT people here.
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
We are honored to announce that Emina Bošnjak, the Executive Director of SOC, is one of the 12 winners of the New Executives Fund grant that is assigned by the Open Society Foundations, and that is meant to support new leaders of the non-profit organisations all over the world, from Malawi to Brazil. From 15 to 17 November she participated in the two-day event in London that was dedicated to this year’s winners’ mutual acquaintance, and to mutual counseling and learning. Now, in front of her is the period in which she will implement a set of activities, in order to translate the vision of the organisation into reality.
After the info session for psychiatrists, the nurses and medical technicians of the Psychiatric Clinic Jagomir in Sarajevo went through two info sessions on human rights of LGBTI persons.
We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.
All the complaints and requests sent to the Ethical Committee, all the students’ and civil society’s warnings were devaluated. Another punch was set to the high education of Canton Sarajevo by enabling people who actively violate human rights of minorities to create education policies. Once more, the message has been sent that LGBTI students of all UNSA faculties have no place there.
The last lecture within the cycle Somebody said Feminism?, on the topic Trans*women and Feminism, was held on November 20th at The Museum of Literature and Performing Arts of BiH, on The Transgender Day of Remembrance. The lecturer was Naida Kučukalić, who – referring to research, knowledge and experience she gained through her vast work, … Continued