1995-2015: Women and Political Life in Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Marina Veličković, Arijana Aganović and Edita Miftari. 1995-2015: Women and Political Life in Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo: Sarajevo Open Centre 2015.
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Merlinka Opens Tonight in Sarajevo
Tonight, the fourth Merlinka – the International Festival of Queer Film will open at 7pm. This Festival has been organized for seven years in Belgrade with the idea to promote the movies that tackle lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, intersexual and queer topics. This years’ Merlinka in Sarajevo is different because its program is not as … Continued
The decision of the HJPC discriminates women and is not in line with the Constitution of BiH
Few days ago the public has been informed that the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council in BiH has taken a decision, which prohibits wearing religious symbols in judicial institutions. Taking into account the very deep overlapping of religion and public/political life, such a decision could be seen as positive. Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a secular … Continued
Steps towards equal political participation of women and men
On 26 January 2016 a press conference was held in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on the issue of political participation of women in government institutions. Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić, the directress of the Gender Equality Agency BiH, Mirsad Isaković, the president of the Gender Equality Commission of the House of Representatives of the … Continued
Conclusions from the working meeting of the Women Parliamentarians FBiH and the representatives of the Civil Society Organizations
On the 22nd January the Women United Foundation, Medica Zenica and the Sarajevo Open Centre organized a working meeting in Sarajevo, for the representatives of various NGOs, the members of the Commission for Gender Equality of the House of Representatives of Parliament FBiH and the members of the Club of Women Parliamentarians in the House … Continued
Council of Ministers Proposed Amendments to BiH Anti-discrimination Law
The Council of Minister – the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina – adopted on its 36th Session (December 23th 2015) a draft law with amendments to the Anti-discrimination law. The draft law can be found on the following link. If the law is adopted by the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, Bosnia and Herzegovina will become the … Continued
INTRODUCE A 50% GENDER QUOTA FOR THE ELECTIONS
Political parties after the General Elections in 2014 have concluded that the Electoral Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be amended in order to abolish existing anomalies. The BiH Parliamentary Assembly appointed in 2015 an inter-ressort working group for the revision of the electoral legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The working group started its activities … Continued
40% of Women in the Council of Ministers of BiH
On the suggestion of Sarajevo Open Centre and Agency for Gender Equality of BiH, BiH Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Gender Equality sent into the parliamentary procedure the Draft of Amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers. These amendments predicts that the Council of Ministers must be composed by at least 40 percent of … Continued
Call for participation at the Equality Academy 2016
After successful realization of the Equality Academy in 2015, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Sarajevo Open Centre are proud to announce a public call for participation on the second generation of the Equality Academy – platform for political leadership and space for joint actions of representatives, leaders of political parties and civil society organizations.
Detailed program of the Festival Merlinka in Sarajevo
On January 29th and 30th, Sarajevo Open Centre will organise and host, for the fourth time, the International Festival of Queer Film Merlinka at the Art Cinema Kriterion in Sarajevo. This Festival has been organised for seven years in Belgrade with the goal to promote films tackling LGBT topics. This year’s Merlinka in Sarajevo differs … Continued