Conquering Freedom in Times of Insecurity: Digital Presentation of LGBTI Human Rights Pink Report 2020

Sarajevo Open Centre is organizing a digital presentation of Pink Report 2020, an annual report on the state of the rights of LGBTI people in BiH, on the occasion of IDAHOBiT, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Join us on Monday, May 18th, at 3 pm to learn more about the progress BiH made in the area of LGBTI human rights during 2019.

We will jointly discuss future challenges awaiting institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH society, and the focus of demands by LGBTI people and organizations in the coming period. COVID-19 pandemic has affected the BiH LGBTI community, and we will be looking at the consequences it had to their everyday lives and possible mitigation measures to ensure the wellbeing of LGBTI persons in BiH.

Johanna Strömquist, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to BiH, will open the presentation, as well as Eric Nelson, U.S. Ambassador to BiH and Reinout Vos, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to BiH. Authors of Pink Report will take part as speakers: Emina Bošnjak, Executive Director, SOC, Vladana Vasić, Advocacy Manager, SOC, Darko Pandurević, Programme Coordinator, SOC, Jozo Blažević, Programme Coordinator, SOC, Delila Hasanbegović, Programme Coordinator, SOC and Nejra Agić, Communications Coordinator, SOC.

Moderator will be Aida Malkić, Programme Manager, SOC.

BHS/ENG translation will be provided.

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Presentation agenda available on link.