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January 30, 2012

Human rights on the defensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to fail to address the problems of discrimination and human rights violations.

January 24, 2012

Stop slander of human rights defenders and their NGOs

Member and partner NGOs of the Human Rights House Network are concerned by the threats against human rights defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Authorities have the responsibility to take pro-active measures to ensure the security of human rights defenders in general – and in this recent case the members of the Human Rights House Sarajevo, especially the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

February 21, 2011

Rafto Prize: Call for nominations dead-line

Voluntary organisations, institutions and individuals worldwide are welcome to nominate candidates for the 2011 Rafto Prize for Human Rights. The Rafto Prize, awarded in memory of Norwegian professor Thorolf Rafto, is awarded to an individual or organisation that embodies and upholds the principles of the Human Rights Charter through activism or engagement.

December 16, 2010

Alternative CEDAW Report: Position of women in BiH

The issues of gender equality, realization of women’s human rights in public and private spheres, and the application of domestic laws and international obligations, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of discrimination against Women (CEDAW), have been pushed into the background in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country still burdened by ethnic and national divisions, which hinder the social, economic and political development, and dominate the public discourse.

December 13, 2010

Presentation of CEDAW Report

Shadow Report Presentation

December 9, 2010

Women in political life of BiH

Woman and Society Center recently conducted a study where they have analyzed the presence of women in political and public life, during the general election year 2010 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

November 27, 2010

CAT: BiH not making sufficient efforts to prevent and punish torture

The UN Committee against Torture (CAT), at its recent meetings held in the beginning of November, examined measures adopted by Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to prevent and punish acts of torture. While CAT recognises that BiH has made progress in implementing the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the conclusions also reveal that obstacles remain to its full implementation by BiH authorities.

November 26, 2010

Human Rights School

for Youth of BiH

November 23, 2010

16 Days of Activism

Global Campaign