Category: News

LGBTI community events: Results of the research on the needs of LGBTI community in Bosnia and Herzegovima presented for the first time

  Preliminary presentation of a research on the needs of LGBTI community in Bosnia and Herzegovina was organised on Friday, 22.09.2017. Since this research was organized to cover many aspects of LGBTI persons’ lives, we wanted to present these results to LGBTI persons first. Amar Numanović analysed the results of this research, and presented it … Continued

Regional Conference about the current situation of LGBTI rights: Support, protection, visibility

Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to participate in the Regional Conference about the current situation of LGBTI rights. The conference is called Support, Protection, Visibility and it will be held on Friday, 13.10.2017. Respect and protection for LGBTI rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina are on extremely low level. In addition to this information, ILGA-Europe’s annual … Continued

Module on hate crime in the permanent education of Zeničko-Dobojski and Tuzlanski Canton Ministry of Interior

The Zeničko-Dobojski Canton MoI officially informed us that in the period from 27 September – 14 November 2017 all the police officers will go through the education on hate crime. The same news we got from Tuzla Canton MoI – that the education is going to be implemented from September 2017, and that it will continue in 2018 as well. We are happy that the MoIs have recognized the importance of the education of police officers on hate crime.

The second rehearsal of the Marching band

After a short break during the hot summer months, we are back lound and queer! On the 12th of september we held the second rehearsal of the Marching band and it was fas from dancing musi, a loud sound of rebellion of the marginalised marching in the rhythm of their combat for dignity and equality! … Continued

Tuzla Canton’s Ministry of Internal Affairs denied processing a name change application to a transgender person

In August 2017, Ministry of Internal Affairs in Canton Tuzla refused to process an appeal, filed by a transgender person, to change a personal name that is not in accordance with a sex marker in identification documents. Since the name is not in accordance with a sex marker in personal documents, authorized ministry officials argue that a person is not allowed to change their name in order to adjust it to gender identity until the person undergoes sex reassignment surgery.

There is a constant devaluation of women’s art

Read the Masha Durkalic’s article (only on BCS language) on the lecture within the cycle Somebody said feminism?, within the PitchWise Festival 2017, about Rap and feminism. The lecturers were Sajsi MC (Ivana Rašić) and Sassja (Sanela Halilović). Sajsi MC and Sassja questioned, ironied and talked about the multi-layered experiences of women, artists and musicians … Continued

Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union and LGBTI activists in BiH met to discuss the position of LGBTI rights on BIH’s European path

On the eleventh of September 2017, we were honoured to host representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina in facilities of SOC and enable them to meet local activists for human rights of LGBTI persons. The meeting was organised with a goal to open a discussion about the progress of … Continued

One more cause for stereotyping and hate speech towards women

Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Canton Sarajevo, in July this year, issued a Warning on the dress code for taking the driving license exam. With the warning, based on previous experience, the Ministry orders that the candidate for driver’s license should, during the exam in knowledge of traffic regulations/first aid/driving a motor vehicle, be properly and neatly dressed.