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.
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...
Gender Equality: Theory, Law, Policies. Introduction to gender studies for students of social sciences in BiH
The publication "Gender Equality: Theory, Law, Policies" represents the introduction to gender studies for students of social sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With its textbook...
Overview of the lecture of the School of Feminism, June 29, 2019
On Saturday, 29 June, the final lectures of the fifth School of Feminism Žarana Papić were held. Alen Kristic, through ethical-theological discourses, talked about abortion,...