The irresponsible attitude of institutions towards the financing of safe houses in the Federation of BiH The legislative framework for the systematic fight against domestic violence and violence against women has been improved following the adoption of the new Law on Combating Domestic Violence in the Federation of BiH 2013. Article 35 of the Law … Continued
In March this year, Sarajevo Open Centre, organized two-day training for a group psychologists and psychotherapists from Sarajevo and Banja Luka.
On the initiative of Sarajevo Open Centre the working meeting named „To improvement of Gender Equality in Canton Sarajevo?“ was held on Tuesday 5th of April 2016. Members of the Club of Women Representatives of Canton Sarajevo’s Assembly and representatives of civil society organizations, Sarajevo Open Centre, Women to Women and CURE Foundation, were present … Continued
The session of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of B&H is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 April 2016, and in addition to several other draft laws the three laws drafted with the input from Sarajevo Open Centre will have their first reading. These are the laws in question: the new Law on Human … Continued
Bosnia and Herzegovina prohibited discrimination in 2009 by passing the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination which applies to public authorities (public institutions, companies, administration etc.) and to private sector and individuals. Violating regulations contained in this Law is sanctioned by paying fines.
In Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia, NGOs are collecting hate crime data and leveraging the countries’ EU ambitions to push for rights.
We want you to read open letters of several transgender people that are around us, all of them living in BiH.
On the falowing links below you can find Annual Report of the Sarajevo Open Centre for the 2015. 2015: THE YEAR OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS – Annual Report of the Sarajevo Open Centre 2015: GODINA NOVIH PARTNERSTAVA – Godišnji izvještaj o radu Sarajevskog otvorenog centra
Tuzla Open Centre and Sarajevo Open Centre, within Feminist March in Tuzla, are organizing promotion of the book “1995-2015: Women and Political Life in Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina”. Book authors are Marina Veličković, Arijana Aganović and Edita Miftari. This will we the fourth book promotion. Three promotions were held in December 2015 in Sarajevo, Zenica … Continued
The Conference will be held on 30th and 31st March at the BiH Parliamentary Assembly in the Blue hall.