Tag: criminal code

The Criminal Code Is Not a Place for Ideological Battles: Protection from Violence Must Be Equal for All

June 17, 2025

Sarajevo Open Centre condemns the adoption of the amendment to the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which limits the definition of “close person” in the context of protection from violence exclusively to individuals of the opposite sex. This amendment represents an unacceptable concession to conservative politics, contradicting the spirit of international … Continued

The New Criminal Code Continues the Trend of Violating Human Rights in Republika Srpska

March 27, 2025

The National Assembly of Republika Srpska (NSRS) has announced that, during its Thirteenth Regular Session, it adopted the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republika Srpska. This law has removed gender identity as a protected characteristic of transgender individuals from all provisions, including those related to hate crimes and hate speech. We … Continued

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

August 24, 2022

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 would improve the position of LGBTI people and women in Bosnia and Herzegovina by harmonising the Criminal Code with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing … Continued

Federation of BiH finally adopts hate crime regulation

July 1, 2016

Six years after Republika Srpska and Brčko District, Federation of BiH also regulated hate crimes through its Criminal Code. The amendments to the Criminal Code of FBiH including hate crime regulation were adopted in the FBiH’s Parliament in April of 2016, but were only published in the FBiH’s Official Gazette No 46/16 on 15th of … Continued

Judges and prosecutors: We need more education on human rights of LGBTI persons

May 16, 2016

Judges and prosecutors have emphasized how important it is to educate the local judicial practitioners about the human rights of LGBTI persons, and that these educations regarding LGBTI human rights are very useful for their work.