In today’s digital age, freedom of expression on the Internet is a key element of a democratic society, allowing for broad participation and exchange of ideas. However, this freedom is often abused to spread hate speech and online violence, especially towards vulnerable social groups such as LGBTIQ+ persons. Bosnia and Herzegovina faces the challenges of … Continued
The Municipal Court in Sarajevo sentenced Irfan Mulalić to a single sentence of four years and Ishak Bilal to one year in prison because they committed crimes of robbery and blackmail against members of the LGBTIQ community on several occasions in October last year. One of the perpetrators contacted three men through an application for … Continued
From June 6 to 8 in Sarajevo, we organized a festival of queer (LGBTIQ) art and activism of Queer people. The rich program of the festival included a performance, an exhibition, concerts, films, talks, a drag show, and the festival was visited by more than 1,300 people over the course of three days. With the … Continued
The past year and period have seen a number of negative events that have had a significant impact on the human rights of LGBTI people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trend that has been visible for years is becoming increasingly evident, demonstrating that, while the progress and position of LGBTI people in BiH is unsatisfactory … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre announces PUBLIC CALL for enrolment of the eighth generation of students of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism in 2024 Through the Žarana Papić School of Feminism, Sarajevo Open Centre has, since 2015, continued the Women’s Studies Programme „Žarana Papić“, that was launched and led by the Association Žene ženama in 1998, … Continued
Svemirko, Marko Bošnjak, Ida Prester, and Macha Ravel will perform at the fourth edition of the Kvirhana festival, and entrance to all events is free of charge. This year, the Kvirhana Festival focuses on freedom and, as before, strives to be a safe and celebratory space for all LGBTIQ people and their friends. The rich … Continued
Since 2013, within the framework of various projects and activities, SOC has been working on the education of representatives of the entire judicial chain because we believe that increasing the knowledge of legal professionals will lead to an increase in the effectiveness of the existing legal mechanism for the protection of the human rights of … Continued
Our initiative from 2022 to amend the Criminal Code of the Brčko District of BiH has finally been realized, thanks to the representative of the BD BiH Assembly, Milijana Simić, who advocated for our amendments and those of the Lara Bijeljina Foundation. New criminal offenses were introduced, and the existing ones were amended by the … Continued
This publication focuses on the analysis of the state of legal regulation, availability and practices of abortion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to data from available research, and offers specific recommendations, i.e. public policy proposals that need to be adopted and implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that access to abortion as a healthcare service … Continued
Author: Delila Hasanbegović Vukas, Programme Coordinator at Sarajevo Open Centre, for SAAF website Abortion is available on request up to 10 weeks of pregnancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). After 10 weeks it is available with the approval of a committee. However, we recently carried out research which shows that access to abortion services in … Continued