On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in BiH and the Sarajevo Open Centre organized an interview on the topic of working-class women in BiH. Karolina Leaković, Suada Karić and Lejla Gačanica discussed on the topic, while Besima Borić was the moderator.
Instead of empty greeting and unnecessary praising of the qualities possessed by more than 50% of society, mark the 8th of March by proposing laws, policies, acts and mechanisms to achieve real equality and respect for women’s human rights. If you do not know how to do so, contact the nearest civil society organizations.
Sarajevo Open Centre presents you with the infographic that points out the requirements of what we are looking for when it comes to the state of women’s rights and gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019/2020
Sarajevo Open Centre presents you with the infographic that points out the requirements of what we are looking for when it comes to the state of human rights of LGBTI people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019/2020 year
Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to the second educational workshop on legal aspects of migration and asylum based on sexual orientation and gender identity, named “Seeking asylum based on sexual orientation and gender identity”.
A recent debate in the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the amendment to the Federation budget according to which the funds for salary increase of 4.5% in the public administration would be redirected to the cantons for co-financing fees for maternity and pregnant women, has actualized the never-resolved issue of maternity rights in BiH
The number of incidents potentially motivated by prejudice, that are reported to the police in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is at least 175. the reported incidents most often include attacks and threats, damage to property, religious objects and cemeteries. Incidents towards Roma people and sexual minorities are not as much reported as the previously mentioned ones.
The political system and the current social moment, in which the workforce functioned, changed significantly. The working class, unfortunately, is no longer a class, but a nostalgic syntagm, devoid of any power. Is the situation so black and whether there are any places of resistance and hope, we will hear in the discussion: Working-class women, then and now organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in BiH and the Sarajevo Open Centre on the occasion of International Women’s Day, on Thursday, March 7.
Considering that the Dress code rulebook of University of Mostar Law violated the Ani-Discrimination Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gender Equality Law of BiH Sarajevo Open Centre sent appeals to the Gender Center of FBiH and to the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman.
This year, the Žarana Papić School of Feminism offers the academic-activist educational programme, with the aim to provide the students with the feminist education about the practices, theories and concepts needed for the professional and critical public work and activism in the national, international governmental and nongovernmental organisations, through the three theoretical-practical modules. The School consists of three obligatory theoretical-practical modules that the students will be attending from April to June.