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14/04/2021
Invitation to participate in the LGBTIQ+ peer support group

We invite LGBTIQ+ people to apply for participation in the peer support group led by our peer advisor Mateo Čovčić. Peer support groups are regular online gatherings of LGBTIQ+...

31/03/2021
International Trans Visibility Day – 31 March 2021

Transgender persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot exercise their rights – legal gender recognition is possible only after complete medical gender reassignment, and...

18/03/2021
Civil society organisations to the Ministry of Justice of BiH: Withdraw the Preliminary Draft Law on Freedom of Access to Information for revision

Civil society organisations call on the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Ministry) to withdraw the Preliminary Draft Law on Freedom of Access to Information for...

09/03/2021
Conference on the Rights of Intersex Children: The Importance of Inclusive Health and Legal Care

Sarajevo Open Centre (SOC) organized a conference entitled “Between the Sexes and Reality: The Rights of Intersex Children in the Healthcare System of Bosnia and...

11/02/2021
Universal Periodic Review Recommendations Monitoring Instrument: Proposal by Civil Society Organisations

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006. It is a unique peer review mechanism that reviews the human rights situation of all...

09/02/2021
Universal Periodic Review – Handbook for Civil Society Organisations in BiH

The purpose of the Handbook is to serve as a comprehensive guide for civil society stakeholders wishing to participate in the fourth UPR cycle – unique process that involves...