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Somebody said Feminism – Trans*women and Feminism

Fifth Series of Lectures and Discussions SOMEBODY SAID FEMINISM? March-November 2017 Sarajevo Open Centre and Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017 organise 6 lectures in the scope of the fifth cycle of Somebody said feminism?!, whose topics will be related to rural life, pornography, poverty, music, cyber revenge and trans* women. 20 … Continued

Initiative to name the Tuzla Airport after Fatima Mušić

Sarajevo Open Centre, at the proposal of Feđa Bobić, raises the initiative to the Tuzla Canton Assembly to name the Tuzla International Airport after the first woman pilot in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Fatima Mušić. Fatima Mušić, later married surname Manojlović, has been the first woman pilot in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has been a … Continued

BiH Ombudsmen for Human Rights confirmed: personal name does not have to be harmonized with the sex marker in the identification documents of the person

In August 2017 the Ministry of Interior in Tuzla (MoI) disabled the name change of the person to a name that is not harmonized with the sex marker on the identification document, to a transgender person who filed this request. The employers of this MoI claimed that it is not possible to change the name which is in accordance with the gender identity, but not with the biological sex, before the person completely reassigns his/her sex surgically, and changes the sex mark on personal documents.

Representatives of the Canton Sarajevo Ministry of Labour, Social Policy, Displaced Persons and Refugees understand why it is important to talk about the human rights of LGBTI persons

On 30 October 2017 Sarajevo Open Centre held a half-day Info Session with the representatives of the sectoral institutions of the Canton Sarajevo Ministry of Labour, Social Policy, Displaced Persons and Refugees, for the following institutions: Therapeutic community University of Sarajevo Campus, Family Counselling, Disciplinary Center for Juveniles and the Ministry itself.

Creating a safe digital space that is inspired by end-users

Read the Masha Durkalic’s article (only on BCS language) on the lecture within the cycle Somebody said feminism?, about Cyber violence and feminism. The lecturer was Amina Beriša – Liora, the postgraduate candidate of Security and Peace Studies at the Faculty of Political Science. She has long-standing social engagement on issues of women’s human rights, … Continued

The Best of SOC

We publish the particular texts from the brochure about 10 years of Sarajevo Open Centre’s work.

Advocating amendments to Law on Foreigners and Law on Asylum

n the following period, Sarajevo Open Centre planed series of advocacy activities towards amending laws that regulate asylum and foreign people in BiH. The aim of those activities is to ensure adequate recognition and protection of minorities but to ensure better alignment with EU acquis as well.