Today on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), we, the undersigned, express our support for, and solidarity with, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
On today’s IDAHOT we do not want to repeat the messages already addressed to institutions and BH. public. All that we said last year is still stands for this year.
With the third module, which was held in Neum from May 10th to 12th, the fifth generation successfully completed the education of the Equality Academy – Platform for political leadership and joint activity of the political representatives, leaders of political parties and civil society organizations, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Sarajevo Open Centre
As the British ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), I proudly support the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, which are basic human rights, as well as the fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
On Saturday, 11 May, the lectures of Module 1 at the Žarana Papić School of Feminism took place, and were led by Alen Kristić, Ma in theology and philosophy, translator and writer, and Nebojša Jovanović, who holds a PhD in gender studies
Three years after the attack on the Merlinka festival which was held in 2014, an indictment was made against two identified attackers. The court confirmed the indictment on May 12, 2017, and in February 2018, a conviction was issued against one of the attackers by which the attacker is convicted for six months sentence in prison, and the sentence will not be executed if the accused does not commit a new criminal offense within two years work.
On Saturday, 27 April, in the scope of the Module 1, Selma Kešetović, MA in gender studies and a writer, talked about the diversity and disputes within the feminist theory and practice.
Sarajevo Open Centre has been working on strengthening LGBTIQ people in BiH for years, providing legal and psychosocial support, as well as organizing a large number of workshops, seminars, training and socializing events.
The Sarajevo Open Centre has submitted requests to all representatives of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to the parties whose leaders have talked about the formation of the executive power at the state level to act in accordance with the Gender Equality Law in BiH when appointing the Council of Ministers of BiH.
On Saturday, 20 April 2019 this year’s Žarana Papić School of Feminism has started, with the fifth generation o students. We began the lecture of the Module 1 – Introduction to feminism: History, terms, theory.