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16/12/2019
Orange report 5 – Report on the State of the Human Rights of Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2016-2019

After a three-year break we are publishing Orange report, a report on the state of human rights of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report covers issues related to violence...

10/12/2019
SOC announcement regarding Human Rights Day: Stop politicising and prioritising human rights issues

The December 10th 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought back hope that the nations of the world can build a society of equal opportunity and ensure a...

03/12/2019
BH urologists and gynaecologists at the training on human rights and needs of trans persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This half-day training gathered around 10 medical experts from the public health institutions - clinical centres, hospitals and health care institutes from Sarajevo, Tuzla,...

26/11/2019
Mama Majda: the most important thing is what your child will tell you and what you will tell them; what anyone else has to say is completely irrelevant

It’s hard to stay indifferent to mama Majda’s sincerity. She speaks in very simple language of her child’s outing, of transness, self-discovery, family...

20/11/2019
International Transgender Day of Remembrance: the violence continues

November 20th marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, commemorating transgender persons killed due to transphobia and hatred. This Rememberance Day was started by activist...

19/11/2019
SOC training for urologists and gynecologists: adequate support for trans persons in the process of transition

Sarajevo Open Centre is organizing a training session on November 30th for urologists and gynecologists on the topic “Medical aspects of gender reassignment: providing adequate,...