Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to a conference on the „Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, which will be held on February 5, 2021 (Friday) beginning at 10.00h at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott in Sarajevo, Skenderija 1. The conference will be held in two simultaneous panels which … Continued
We present a report that analyzes the rights of intersex children in the healthcare system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning, a brief overview of the previous research is given – the publication of the Sarajevo Open Centre entitled “Bodies that Transcend the Binary: Recommendations for improving legal and medical approach to intersex persons … Continued
On Friday, 4 December, we held a round table on the human rights of LGBTI people: Public assembly: fundamental human rights or security risk? This activity aimed to present the results achieved regarding the human rights of LGBTI people related to the subject and issues of freedom of assembly and to encourage discussion on issues … Continued
The handbook in front of you was created by the joint efforts and work of authors from BiH, Serbia and Croatia and deals with three aspects of the position and treatment of intersex persons: 1) conceptual and activist aspect of human rights and ethical and inclusive health care (authors: Erin Vlahović, Kristian Randjelović and Milica … Continued
We are launching a campaign to raise awareness about intersex people / conditions, with a special focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina, by presenting the results of research on the rights of intersex children in BiH healthcare system, which we ran from April to September 2020. Who are intersex persons? What are the variations of sex … Continued
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is one of the most important means of citizen participation in the political processes of democratic societies and is the subject of protection in numerous international and regional human rights documents, of which BiH is a signatory. This analysis is organised in chapters that address the most important … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre issued this report, that analyses the right to freedom of assembly, with focus on practices of the competent authorities: the ministries of the interior in the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, and the Police of Brčko District. The practice of other actors in Bosnia and … Continued
The second volume of the “What is the Gender of Security?” series was created in partnership with The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of established and emerging practitioners and academics to provide important analysis on the engagement of women in the security sector and other relevant topics pertaining to gender and security. … Continued
Marking 8 September, the date of the first BiH Pride March, will be included in the proposal for the Program marking the important dates in the field of human rights in BiH, the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees announced in response to the request of the Sarajevo Open Centre. The initiative to mark the … Continued
On Saturday 18th July we opened the “Žarana Papić” School of Feminism for the 6th generation – 27 students from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. First lecturer was Jasmina Čaušević, who has a master’s degree in Gender Studies. She is author of numerous publications in the field of queer studies and feminism. 250 years ago, … Continued