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Terms of Reference for the Final Evaluation of the Project

Terms of Reference for the final evaluation of the Project „Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina“   Title: Consultant – Final evaluation of the Project Duration of the project that needs to be evaluated: two years (1.1.2021-31.12.2022.) Duration of the engagement: 10 December 2022 – 20 … Continued

Five New Contact Persons Have Been Appointed in Five Cantonal Prosecutor’s Offices to Receive Reports of Violence Against LGBTI People

LGBTIQ people who have experienced violence because of their gender identity and/or sexual orientation can now directly establish contact with prosecutors – contact persons in all cantonal prosecutor’s offices. This significant victory for the Sarajevo Open Centre is the result of years of direct collaboration with prosecutors. Five new contact prosecutors were appointed following a … Continued

The Final Conference “Human Rights of Transgender Persons Between Law and Medicine in BiH: Situation and Possibilities” Was Held

On November 4, a final conference on the topic “Human Rights of Transgender Persons between Law and Medicine in BiH: Situation and Possibilities” was held in Sarajevo as part of the project “Improving the Rights and Position of Transgender Persons in BiH”, which was funded by the USAID/INSPIRE Human Rights Support Program. Liam Isić spoke … Continued

Initiated Discussions on the Formation of Civil Society Organizations Network That Provide Psychosocial Support to LGBTI Community

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, a working meeting was held in Sarajevo on 31 October 2022, to launch the network of civil society organizations that provide psychosocial support to the LGBTI community, organised by Sarajevo … Continued

Organizations Where LGBTI Persons Can Seek Psychological Support

Here you can find contact information in B/C/S language on civil society organizations where LGBTIQ+ persons can seek inclusive, sensitized support and help both in the form of peer to peer counseling and in the form of psychological/psychotherapeutic support and counseling, with whom we have worked so far and will work in the future. Organizations … Continued

Violence Against Women Is a Criminal Offence, Not a Misdemeanour

On September 7, 2022, Nataša Todorović, a candidate in the General Elections from the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde, released an audio recording to the public according to which Dragan Milović, a fellow citizen, verbally and then physically assaulted her. Mrs. Todorović noticed the attacker while walking down the street and began recording knowing that he was … Continued

Training in Bijeljina for LGBTI Community: The Importance of Mental Health Care

As part of the project funded by the European Union “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina “, a two-day training on the importance of caring for mental health of LGBTI persons and the provision of LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services will be held … Continued