Bosnia and Herzegovina – Human Rights House Sarajevo
The Human Rights House in Sarajevo was established in 1998 with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Law Students Humanitarian Action (HumAk) and the Human Rights House Foundation in Oslo. The House has become a place where the representatives of NGOs meet and work together and is open for holding seminars and workshops, round tables, press conferences, meetings, gatherings, promotions of books etc. for other NGOs in B&H.
Latest news
UN concluding observations on the racial discrimination in BiH
According to the Concluding Observations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - CERD on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Roma people maintain to be the most vulnerable group in BiH, while issues such as discriminatory provisions of the Constitution of BiH, return of refugees and displaced persons, ethnic tensions and hate speech must be resolved as well. 06 Sep 2010 »
BiH fails to fully implement its international obligations
Although the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina has committed itself on numerous international documents regarding the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, on the last UPR session in June this year, on the adoption of the UPR report for BiH, out of 125 recommendations made by UN body, BiH accepted only 26 of them. 22 Jul 2010 »
NGO sector on racial discrimination in BiH
''Non-implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is the main generator of human rights violations in BiH over the past years'', it is stated by the NGO Coalition for the UN up-coming session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 22 Jun 2010 »
BiH regulatory institutions brought under government control
Late last year, the BiH Parliament ruled that the Communication's Regulatory Agency - CRA, along with several other regulatory institutions, are to be categorised as administrative units. The decision, still standing, represents a threat to independence of regulatory agencies in BiH, since their classification as administrative units places them under the control of various ministries and the BiH Government. 17 May 2010 »
NGO Forum: Let’s develop a common civil society in BiH
Three-day forum of NGOs from BiH, Balkan and EU took place in Sarajevo from Apil 14-16 2010. It was organized by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in BiH, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH, Centre Andre Malraux Sarajevo and CCFD Terre solidaire from France. 21 Apr 2010 »
Calendar
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11 Sep
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
17th X-Press Session
Female and male artists in traditional society
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16 Sep
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PitchWise Festival
Festival of Women Arts
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19 Nov
New York
Human Rights Advocates Program…
The application for the 2011 session of the annual Human Rights A…
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