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
The Communications Regulatory Agency fined Sarajevo Television (TVSA) with 2,500 KM for violating the Code on Audiovisual Media Services and Radio Media Services in the broadcast about Code of Conduct and Behavior at the University of Sarajevo. During the informative show “BH Dnevnik” in July 2018, video materials from the public discussion held at the … Continued
The Sarajevo Open Centre and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina are pleased to invite researchers and activists to submit research Papers for the following Call for papers: ”What is the Gender of Security 2.0? 20 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina”. On the 20th … Continued
Written by Marija Lučić – Ćatić Recognition, investigation and prosecution of hate crimes requires specific skills and knowledge of all participants in the chain of criminal prosecution (police officers, prosecutors and judges). The existence of legal regulations, in its best form, will not yield adequate results if the persons who need to apply it do … Continued