When: Tuesday, 24. February 2009 12:00
To: Tuesday, 24. February 2009
Where: Sarajevo, B&H, Kolodvorska 3
Host: Mediacentar
Contact: Woman and Society Center (+387 33 660 811)

“.. From overall number of criminal acts against life and body in 2006, 45,92% relates to domestic violence. In 2007, that percent increased to 49,12%…“

(Information by Ministry of safety / security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 2008)

Promotion of the publication “Violence against women in the media mirror” and forum / discussion, will relate to taboo topics such as: domestic violence, sexual harassment of women and girls, incest, (ab)using underage girls for prostitutuion and child pornography. Aim of the publication is to reveal what stands behind sheer numbers and percents rearding violence toward women.

What are the concrete cases of violence which are frequently roughly shaped in vague formulations and statistics, how frequent is this kind of violence in BiH and at last, how the perpetrator is treated and does the coordinated answer from society exist regarding this anti-civilization phenomenon. All revealed in publication “Violence Against WOmen in the Media Mirror”.

Introduction line:

  • Nada Ler Sofronic, author and editor
  • Srdjan Dizdarevic, president fo Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H
  • Dr. Emira Tanovic-Mikulec, member of the Woman and Society Board

Publisher: Woman and Society Center

Publication cover

“Violence Against Woman in the Media Mirror”