News

21/01/2019
Meeting of representatives of civil society organizations for the preparation of a shadow report on the state of human rights in BiH

In the premises of the Sarajevo Open Centre, on January 24, an initial meeting was held with the representatives of civil society organizations, which showed interest in...

17/01/2019
Call for Info Session: Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Open Centre invites you to an info session on the „Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the State of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, which will be held on...

17/01/2019
LGBTI People and Activists: „Sometimes it seems that political asylum is the only option “

Due to unfavorable economic and political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, large amount of people is deciding to emigrate. General standard of living is fairly low. Adding all...

16/01/2019
Responsible institutions have violated the freedom of assembly of the LGBTI community by failing to protect the Merlinka Festival

The Constitutional Court of BiH, at a session held on December 19, adopted the appeal of the Sarajevo Open Center and others, and made a decision on admissibility and merits and...

15/01/2019
Media and civil society must engage in the struggle against nationalism

The Coalition for the fight against hate speech and hate crimes harshly condemns the transmission of texts of hooliganism like that of Tomislav Zelenika, which provokes Croat...

09/01/2019
Cooperation agreement: SOC and Cantonal Center for Social Work

The overall objective of the agreement is based on cooperation in the field of protection of LGBTI children and young people, based on the statutory responsibilities of both...