News

21/12/2016
Inadequate implementation of Criminal Law in the Republic of Serbia in relation to hate crimes

Recent years in Serbia are marked by evident increase of violence in all social spheres, especially the increase of violence motivated by hatred and prejudice towards LGBTI...

14/12/2016
Hate Crime monitoring networks established in Serbia

Although in 2012 the Criminal Code of Serbia has regulated hate crime as aggravated circumstance, this legal institution is so far little used. Judicial institutions are poorly or...

13/12/2016
EC: Macedonia is not sufficiently combatting against discrimination and LGBTI rights

In the recent report of Macedonian progress on the way to EU integration, it is stated that Macedonia doesn’t put enough efforts in combating against discrimination. Also, the...

12/12/2016
Human Rights on the Agenda Protest March: Together for the Better Future

Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December since 1950, when two years earlier, by signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which are inherent in all human beings...

09/12/2016
Rainbow October in SOC – gathering for LGBTI community

October brought us a lot of socializing, talks, workshops, actions, but also one of the last LGBTI parties this year, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. November brought even...

07/12/2016
Special report on rights of LGBT persons in BiH presented in BiH Parliament

On the 32nd thematic session of the Joint Committee for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament, that took place yesterday (6 December 2016) in Sarajevo, the Special...