Although they live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, same-sex couples do not have many of the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. This discrimination is evident in a number of unregulated life concerns, and same-sex partnerships remain outside the law, despite the fact that they exist in BiH reality. Based on their sexual orientation, people in … Continued
As it has done before, this year’s Pink Report provides a relevant overview of the current situation and trends in various areas of LGBTI rights and freedoms: equality and protection policies against discrimination, protection from violence and hate speech, specific position and rights of trans and intersex people, asylum issues, freedom of assembly and same-sex … Continued
Two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services were held in Tuzla on November 18 and 19 as part of the European Union-funded project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” hosted by Sarajevo Open Centre. The participants were employees of the mental … Continued
As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services will be held in Tuzla on November 18 and 19, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre.
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, a training on peer-to-peer counselling and provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons was held in Tuzla on October 22, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre.
Two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services were held in Banja Luka on September 30 and October 1 as part of the European Union-funded project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” hosted by Sarajevo Open Centre. The participants were employees of the mental health centres and centres for social work in Banja Luka and neighbouring towns/municipalities in Republika Srpska, Prnjavor, Doboj, Laktaši and Čelinac.
The toolkit was created out of the need to educate, empower and provide additional resources to primary mental health and social care professionals, but also to LGBTI persons and their families. We divided the manual into two parts: the first, which provides an overview of the human rights and freedoms of LGBTI persons in Bosnia … Continued
As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, two one-day trainings will be held in Banja Luka on September 30 and October 1, 2021, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. The trainings are on the topic of providing LGBTI … Continued
The decision of the institutions of the Sarajevo Canton, Municipality of Centar, and the City of Sarajevo to cover the costs of additional security measures, which were ordered by the Ministry of the Interior of Sarajevo Canton to the Organizing Committee of BH Pride Parade is a remarkable victory when it comes to the right … Continued
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, two-day training on peer-to-peer counseling and provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons was held in Zenica on July 12 and 13, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. The training was attended by … Continued