During the month of May, the Sarajevo Open Centre celebrates an important date for the global LGBTIQ+ community: the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). May 17 is significant for LGBTI rights because it was on this date in 1990 that the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list at the … Continued
On April 13, Sarajevo hosted a training for family medicine specialists from Sarajevo and Tuzla Cantons on the medical aspects of transgender healthcare. The lecturers were experts in trans-specific medical care from Croatia: Erin Vlahović from the organization kolekTIRV, Iva Žegura, MD, MSc in clinical psychology and Prof. Tina Dušek, MD, PhD in internal medicine … Continued
Almost every woman has been subjected to sexual harassment in public transport, which can range from unwanted sexual remarks to masturbation or unwanted touching. On March 8, we launched an activist action in public transport to draw attention to this issue. We placed hangers in Sarajevo’s trams, trolleybuses, and buses with messages urging a response … Continued
This policy document offers proposals for amendments to labor laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina the Labor Law in B&H Institutions, FB&H Labor Law, RS Labor Law and District Brčko of B&H Labor Law. The policy paper follows the logic of presenting the currently valid provisions of the labor laws, then lists proposed amendments to … Continued
The aim of this policy paper is to analyze the existing and develop new practices that will enable fathers to have easier access to the legally guaranteed right to use maternity leave. The analysis and recommendations will be based on the research we conducted last year, concerning the obstacles to the use of maternity leave … Continued
As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, on 26 and 27 November 2022, Sarajevo Open Centre organised the event to launch the network of LGBTIQ+ persons and their families. This event continues the multi-year work of the … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre and Wings of Hope Foundation organized the final conference titled „LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, that took place in Sarajevo on 15 December 2022. Since the beginning of 2021, Sarajevo Open Centre and the Wings of Hope Foundation have been implementing the project Regionalising LGBTI … Continued
On December 8, we presented our recently published research “Father on Maternity Leave” in Sarajevo, with the aim of determining whether and to what extent fathers in Bosnia and Herzegovina use maternity leave, and whether there is space for improving the laws governing this area, as well as public policies that would increase the participation … Continued
Sarajevo Open Centre and Wings of Hope Foundation invite you to the conference titled „LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental hralth protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ that will take place in Sarajevo Hotel Holiday (Zmaja od Bosne 4), in the Neretva hall, on the 15 December 2022. Since the beginning of 2021, Sarajevo Open Centre … Continued
We present you another Orange Report on the state of human rights of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period from the beginning to the end of 2021. The report strives to contribute to the field of women’s human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina through accurate, precise and timely information over the four chapters, … Continued