Last week, in Jahorina, we organized a two-day training for lawyers who are alumni of SOC’s Academy on the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons from 2021. Professor Midhat Izmirlija and lawyer Nedim Seferović educated the alumni about the legal position of transgender persons and same-sex partners. Through the lectures, we looked at the legal framework, … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to the conference “Towards Gender Non-Binary Language Practices” on September 22 in tershouse, Sarajevo (Kolodvorska 9 street). In 2023, the Sarajevo Open Centre started researching the language of gender non-binary (genderless) and gender-fluid people and the linguistic practices of people who do not classify themselves and refuse to be classified … Continued
On September 2 the seventh generation of students of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism is starting with the lectures. The school offers an academic-activist educational programme, with the aim to provide feminist education on practices, theories, and concepts necessary for professional and critical public action in the field of human rights of women and … Continued
This policy document aims to identify key issues in the domain of legal gender recognition in the regulations and practices of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Issues that transgender persons face in legal gender recognition efforts – gender markers in birth records and identity documents are a violation of the right to self-determination, privacy and bodily integrity. … Continued
The aim of the guide is from the aspect of human rights and medical knowledge to offer clearly defined steps to the health department in Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve the access of trans and gender variant persons to trans-specific, inclusive and affirmative health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is intended for relevant actors … Continued
Together with UNFPA – the UN Population Fund, and the company Violeta, we launched a campaign to promote engaged fatherhood and initiate discussions about the barriers that fathers in Bosnia and Herzegovina face in using paternity leave, which is guaranteed to them by law in all levels of government. A 2022 research by the Sarajevo … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre announces PUBLIC CALL for enrolment of the seventh generation of students of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism in 2023 Through the Žarana Papić School of Feminism, the Sarajevo Open Centre has, since 2015, continued the Women’s Studies Programme „Žarana Papić“, that was launched and led by the Association Žene ženama in … Continued
2022 was a year that marked several key steps forward in BiH with respect the human rights of LGBTI persons. One of the steps was the adoption of Action Plan to Improve the State of Human Rights of LGBTI People in BiH. It is the first time that a public policy adopted at the state … Continued
The third edition of the queer (LGBTIQ) art festival Kvirhana will be held at the Historical Museum in Sarajevo from June 16th to 18th, organized by the Sarajevo Open Center. The official opening of the festival will take place on Friday at 7 p.m., featuring the exhibition ‘Weight of Society’ by artist Iman della Luna … Continued
In cooperation with the Center for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors of FBiH, we held a seminar for judges and prosecutors. We dealt with the topics of hate crimes, hate speech, and discrimination against LGBTI persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to strengthen, sensitize and strengthen the capacity of the FBiH judicial community. … Continued