An e-campaign is underway, as a part of Coming out! Advocating promotion and protection of LGBT rights, implemented by Heinrich Boell Foundation, BH Office, together with partner organization Sarajevo Open Centre and the CURE Foundation, and financed by European Union. The goal of this campaign is to raise the awareness on the violation of LGBT … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre harshly condemns the attack on LGBT activists in Banja Luka and demands from the authorities to respond adequately to both that case and former cases. In the following lines, we give you the statement from the Banja Luka Queer Association Activists (Banjalučko Udruženje Kvir Aktivista): Last night, on March 29, two masked … Continued
Civil society organisations have once again requested a special report on the state of LGBT human rights report from The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This, second, request followed after the meeting of representatives of The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina and representatives of Sarajevo Open Centre, … Continued
Trening za policijske službenike iz Odjela krimpolicije (OKP) i dežurne službe u policijskim upravama, Uprave policije MUPKS-a „Krivičnim djelima počinjenim iz mržnje na osnovu seksualne orijentacije i rodnog identiteta“, počeo je danas u Sarajevu. Cilj dvodnevnog treninga jest jačanje znanja i učešća u rješavanju LGBT pitanja, te senzibilizacija za probleme s kojima se suočavaju LGBT … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre has published two annual reports on the state of women and LGBT human rights in BiH in 2013. Pink Report: Annual Report on the State of Human Rights of LGBT people in BiH in 2013. This report describes the human rights violations against LGBT people in our country during last year, analysis … Continued
Author: Edina Sprečaković Can you imagine a situation in which graffiti reading Serbs Should be Hanged or Kill the Fags welcomed you beneath your window? Would you be bothered if you were not the one targeted by this graffiti? Can you put yourself in the skin of the person experiencing fear and uncertainty on a … Continued
At the premises of the Support Unit of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of Canton Sarajevo, the first two trainings were held on sexual orientation and gender identity as for police officials of Sarajevo Canton as part of the continuous training and field work of the police in the community. Support was provided by the … Continued
Author: Masha Durkalić Photo: Lejla Huremović, BH Dani private archives Coming Out as the Boldest Move There are LGBT persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina who have been brave enough to share a very important segment of their identity with the people surrounding them – their sexual orientation and / or their gender identity. It is … Continued
Razgovarala: Masha Durkalić Foto: Lejla Huremović Ove godine se obilježava 100 godina od početka Prvog svjetskog rata, a svoj doprinos ovoj godišnjici dat će i nevladina organizacija Sarajevski otvoreni centar radom na rekonstrukciji historije žena u BiH u posljednjih 100 godina. Grupa autora i autorica počela je raditi na prikupljanju i povezivanju građe koja će … Continued
Women’s History in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1914-2014 Sarajevo Open Centre and partners Heinrich Boll Foundation BiH, CURE Foundation, and the Association for Culture and Art CRVENA have started to work on the reconstruction of women’s history in BiH. This year, the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of WWI will be celebrated in various ways. … Continued