Overview of the lectures at the School of Feminism: 18 June 2016
On Saturday, 18 June 2016 the lectures and discussions of the module Culture, ideology, ethics at this year’s Žarana Papić School of Feminism took place.
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Overview of the lectures at the School of Feminism: 14 June 2016
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016 the lectures and discussions of the facultative modules – Culture, ideology, ethics and Gender equality and public policy at this year’s Žarana Papić School of Feminism took place.
Overview of the lectures at the School of Feminism: 31 May 2016
On Tuesday, 31 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.
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.
For merit and motivation: Prizes awarded for the promotion of human rights of LGBTI persons in BiH
SOC is awarding prizes for the second year in a row for the promotion of human rights of LGBTI persons in BiH. The award is given to persons/institutions and media/journalists that have distinguished themselves over the past year and largely contributed to the protection and promotion of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and … Continued
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.
The Orange Report: Gender based violence
Women and girls are frequently exposed to serious forms of violence, especially physical and verbal violence, violence in the family, psychological violence, sexual violence and rape. These and other forms of violence against women are a serious breach of women’s human rights and are the main obstacles to achieving gender equality.[i] Statistics show that one … Continued
FACING THE REALITY – POLITICAL PARTIES ARE MISOGYNISTIC!
By not accepting the amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers of BiH on the session that took place on 24th of May, political parties clearly showed us what they think about gender equality. But first, let’s take few steps back. During the last year Sarajevo Open Centre conducted two studies about gender … Continued