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Conference: It is time for same sex partnership in BiH

The Final Conference namedIt is time for same-sex partnership in BiH: Private and family life of LGBTI people of the EU-funded project “Enhancing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans rights in BiH in line with EU the standards” thwill take place on Thursday, 30 June 2016.

The Orange Report 2016: HUMAN TRAFFICKING

BiH is a country of origin, destination and transit for women, children and men who are victims of human trafficking. The poor socio-economic situation helps proliferation of trafficking-related crimes, but the Report on Human Trafficking in 2015 by the US also cites corruption within police structures as a contributing factor.[1] When we speak of norms, … Continued

The Orange Report 2016: CONFLICT RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Changes to the Criminal Law BiH In May 2015 the Parliamentary Assembly BiH adopted the Changes and Amendments to the Criminal law of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[i] which finally harmonized the definition of rape and other forms of sexual violence committed as war crimes against the civilian population or crimes against humanity, with international standards and … Continued

Public policies for the equality of LGBTI people in BiH

Conference Public policies for the equality of LGBTI people in BiH was held the 23rd of May in the Government of Republika Srpska’s Administrative centre in Banja Luka. The conferece was organized by Sarajevo Open Centre and Gender Centre – Centre for gender equity and equality, with the support of Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gender Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Overview of the lectures at the School of Feminism: 24 May 2016

On Tuesday, 24 May the lectures of the Module 1 (Introduction to feminisms: history, terms, theory) and Module 2 (State, law, equality: de iure and de facto) at this year’s Žarana Papić School of Feminism took place. Adrijana Hanušić, lawyer, talked about wartime sexual violence. Amira Hasanović, student of the first generation of the School of Feminism, talked about precariat.