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Gender equality and political participation: The genuine reform process has begun

The Commission for Gender Equality of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday (Tuesday, 9/22.) held a thematic debate on gender equality and political participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The guests were welcomed by Mirsad Isaković, Chairman of the Commission, and Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić, Director of the Agency for Gender … Continued

Alternative Progress Report 2015 – Is the period of significant progress ahead of us? – Sarajevo, 22.09.2015

Initiative for monitoring the European integration of BiH, a coalition of thirty CSOs, organizes a presentation and discussion about observations from Alternative Progress Report 2015 on the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of EU integration and about EU reforms approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It represents the current state of the EU … Continued

SOC.ba interview: Dalila Mirović: Women’s representation in the executive and legislative bodies in BiH can not be considered satisfactory

The Commission for Gender Equality of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Agency for Gender Equality and the Sarajevo Open Centre, organizes thematic debate on Gender equality and political participation in BiH. On that occasion, we talked with Dalila Mirović, Programmme Coordinator at Sarajevo Open … Continued

Video: Pride Parade

Pride, often called gay pride or gay parade, is a public assembling of LGBT people, activists, human rights defenders, as well as of all the others who want to support the struggle of LGBT people for equality in all the society spheres, and the respect of basic human rights.

Initiative for the harmonization of the Law on Local Self-Government of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton with Gender Equality Law BiH

SOC has launched another initiative for protection of women’s rights and ensuring the integration of gender equality at local level. Last week, we have sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice, Administration and Labour Relations of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde, specifically to the Minister Radmila Janković, with proposals to amend the draft of the … Continued