Women’s Rights

Sarajevo Open Centre works on raising awareness on the importance of the implementation of ratified international documents, as well as the existing national regulations related to the women’s political participation, security and decision-making process through monitoring, education, informing and discussions with the actors of the process.

How to Enable Fathers Easier Access to the Right to Use Maternity Leave?

The aim of this policy paper is to analyze the existing and develop new practices that will enable fathers to have easier access to the legally guaranteed right to use maternity...

We Have Submitted Amendments to the Draft Law on Amendments to the FBiH Criminal Code

The Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently open for public discussion, which we used to propose amendments that...

Announcement: Rape should be defined as sexual intercourse without the voluntary consent of the victim

According to certain electronic media, the Prosecutor’s Office of Sarajevo Canton reclassified the criminal offence of rape as “sexual intercourse with a helpless person” in...

”Feminism is a way of life, the value we live” – ​​The first lecture of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism was held

On Saturday 18th July we opened the “Žarana Papić” School of Feminism for the 6th generation – 27 students from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. First lecturer...

Public call for enrollment of the sixth generation of students in the Žarana Papić School of Feminism in 2020

This year as well, the Žarana Papić School of Feminism offers the academic-activist educational programme, with the aim to provide the students with the feminist education about...

14 SOC’s initiatives incorporated into the Gender Action Plan of Sarajevo Canton

The Government of Sarajevo Canton held its 49th session in December 2019, at which it adopted the Gender Action Plan of Sarajevo Canton for the period 2019 to 2022. The creation...