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Hate-speech as a response to the first Queer Festival
The non-governmental organizations gathered around the Sarajevo Human Rights House express deep concern with surfacing of hate-speech as a response to the announced first Queer Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 – 28 September, 2008). (08-SEP-08)
Hate-speech – response to the first Queer Festival
The non-governmental organizations gathered around the Sarajevo Human Rights House express deep concern with surfacing of hate-speech as a response to the announced first Queer Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina (24-28 September, 2008).
The year 2007 was in fact lost
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented their Report on state of human rights in 2007. In the Report they underlined that the delays in implementation of reforms and repeated complication of political relations on ethnic grounds have been the main features of the previous year. (12-FEB-08)
The year 2007 was in fact lost
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented their Report on state of human rights in 2007. In the Report they underlined that the delays in implementation of reforms and repeated complication of political relations on ethnic grounds have been the main features of the previous year
Six years after deportation of the Algerian Group
Exactly six years’ ago, the Bosnian authorities at the time, extradited illegally the so-called “Algerian Group” to the US authorities. Since then, members of this group have been detained in the Guantanamo base prison. (18-JAN-08)
Six years after deportation of the Algerian Group
Exactly six years’ ago, the Bosnian authorities at the time, extradited illegally the so-called “Algerian Group” to the US authorities. Since then, members of this group have been detained in the Guantanamo base prison.
Too many Cases of war crimes unsolved
In his speach to the media, few days ago, the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH Ambassador Douglas Davidson (right) is of the opinion that 12 years past the end of war in BiH, there are too many unsolved cases of war crimes. (26-DEC-07)
On the Day of Human Rights
Expressing discontent and concern with the general state of affairs in which the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have had growing difficulties exercising their rights, the Helsinki Committee in Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted to use the occasion of 10 December, the Day of Human Rights, to particularly stress the issues in the fields of social protection, education and environment. (11-DEC-07)
We live in an isolated society
It is simply incomprehensible thinking that we can join Europe while still having the barriers and distrust in the region such as we have today, it was noted at a roundtable hosted by the Helsinki Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (03-DEC-07)