Tag: 2013 @en

Besima Borić’s Candidacy for the Prestigious Anne Klein Women’s Award

Sarajevo Open Centre, Association for Culture and Arts CRVENA, Association Rights for All, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Banja Luka, Center for Empirical Study of Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo TPO Foundation and the Women’s Forum of Bratunac, submitted Besima Borić’s candidacy for Anne Klein Women’s Award, which is awarded annually by Heinrich Böll Foundation. Heinrich … Continued

Right of LGBT Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Education

16. Ivana Dračo, Mladen Lakić, Zlatiborka Popov-Momčinović (2013) Prava LGBT osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini: Obrazovanje. Sarajevo: Fondacija Heinrich Boell – Ured za BiH/Fondacija CURE/Sarajevski otvoreni centar. PDF version (in B/C/S): Prava LGBT osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini: Obrazovanje

SOC in action

Training Women’s Activism and Human Rights of LGBT Persons in BiH As a part of the “Coming out! Advocacy and protection of rights of LGBT persons” Sarajevo Open Centre has, in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Foundation and Foundation CURE, organised a two-day training titled Women’s Activism and Rights of LGBT Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. … Continued

Rights of LGBT Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Judiciary

14. Amar Numanović, Sanela Muharemović, Zlatiborka Popov-Momčinović (2013) Prava LGBT osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini: Pravosuđe. Sarajevo: Fondacija Heinrich Boell – Ured za BiH/Fondacija CURE/Sarajevski otvoreni centar. PDF version (in B/C/S): Prava LGBT osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini: Pravosuđe

The Alternative report on the implementation of CEDAW convention and women’s human rights in BiH presented in Geneva

On Monday, during the 55th session of CEDAW Committee in Geneva, non-governmental organisations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Cape Verde and the United Kingdom have presented priorities and recommendations concerning the improvement of the position of women in their countries. Delegates of the informal network of organisations for human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Edita Miftari (Sarajevo Open … Continued

Federalna.ba, May 18, 2013 – Dnevnik 3, Vladana Vasić, Sarajevo Open Centre

Advocates for the rights of LGBT persons have observed International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in more than 100 countries all over the world. This day has been observed since 2004 on the occasion of the May 17, 1990, when WHO removed homosexuality of the list of psychological disorders. Vladana Vasić, Programme Coordinator of Sarajevo … Continued