Category: News

Sarajevo Open Centre’s IDAHOT Programme

SARAJEVO OPEN CENTRE’S IDAHOT (INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA) PROGRAMME, MAY – JUNE 2015 Since 2005, May 17 has been marked as the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. This day is marked in more than 130 countries in the world, and is officially recognized by many countries, including European Union Parliament. On May … Continued

Civil Society Representatives in the Combat Against Bias Motivated Crimes

As a part of the „Fighting Hate Crime in BiH“ project, financed by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the OSCE in Vienna, implemented by Sarajevo Open Centre in partnership with OSCE Mission in BiH, a training on the subject bias motivated crimes for the representatives of civil society, local communities, … Continued

The seminar on LGBT rights in the context of EU integration

Sarajevo Open Centre, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway, from 6 to 8 May 2015, is organizing a seminar on the rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) persons for representatives institutions and bodies for human rights and gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Women’s Network BiH Requests Examination of BiH Law on Gender Equality Violation

On the initiative of Sarajevo Open Centre, Women’s network BiH requested examination of BiH Law on Gender Equality violation from the BiH Agency for Gender Equality and FBiH Gender Centre. On 31st of March 2015, BiH Parliamentary Assembly confirmed the appointment of BiH Council of Ministers, which now formally and legally has the authority deriving … Continued