Although we first met her as a member of the last generation of the School of Feminism, Aida Hoffman has worked at film.factory, a film school founded in Sarajevo in 2013 by Hungarian director Béla Tarr, as well as making independent films for years with her husband, whom she met on a movie set. Inspired … Continued
Representatives of BiH Civil Society Initative for UPR, an informal coalition coordinated by Sarajevo Open Centre, participated last month at a panel within the pre-session wich is the part of third UPR (Universal Periodic Review) cycle, where they talked about the implementation of the recommendations of the previous UPR cycle and the current human rights … Continued
Emina Bošnjak, Executive Director of Sarajevo Open Centre and Member of the Pride March Organizing Committee talked about the First Pride March in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Bosnia Daily e – newspaper. What’s in store for LGBTI Rights after the Pride March, read below. Don’t worry, nothing’s changed, yet everything is new Slippery slope arguments, … Continued
Rasim Ibrahimagic will represent Sarajevo Open Centre (SOC) and talk about Bosnia and Herzegovina at a panel within the pre-session wich is the part of third UPR (Universal Periodic Review) cycle, that will be held in early October in Geneva. The SOC, together with other civil society representatives in BiH, will talk about the implementation … Continued
The analysis conducted by the Sarajevo Open Centre among the public colleges of social sciences and humanities in Bosnia and Herzegovina showed that through the curriculum at the majority of the universities, gender equality is in some cases studied through teaching units in some subjects, while in other faculties, gender equality is in no way … Continued
The publication presents the results of a study aimed at finding out whether female candidates appeared less in the media during the BiH Election campaign in the 2018 and whether political parties promoted male candidates more. The study seeks to determine the relationship between media relations with political parties towards female candidates and gender imbalances … Continued
The publication “Gender Equality: Theory, Law, Policies” represents the introduction to gender studies for students of social sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With its textbook character, it is the result of endeavors of BH academics and experts from the practice, who gathered with a common intention, to present, in a comprehensive and analytical way, gender theories, history of the feminist struggle and legal frameworks, laws, policies, institutions, strategies and tools for the realization of gender equality, with the focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the last four years Bosnia and Herzegovina faced many challenges which had an effect on the protection of human rights of the BiH citizens – numerous irregularities and complaints on the election process during the general and local elections, failure to comply with the verdicts of the European Court of Human Rights, freedom of … Continued
Written by Marija Lučić – Ćatić When it comes to effectively combating hate crimes or unlawful behaviors committed out of prejudice as a motive, there is much that needs to be improved: the legal framework, identifying hate crimes, reporting by the victim, witnesses and the community, understanding the concept among experts, raising awareness of the … Continued
Written by Marija Lučić – Ćatić A great number of research points to the fact that victims of hate crimes rarely report these acts in comparison with victims of other crimes. There are many reasons for this, however, the most prominent are certainly the fear of secondary victimization, the fear of revenge against the perpetrators, … Continued