1 February the Queer film festival Merlinka in Sarajevo was exposed to hate attacks by masked intruders. It was an attack that left three persons injured and 20 persons forced to evacuate from the sce...
Through longterm cooperation with Civil Rights Defenders, Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina (YIHR) continues to enhance the capacities for civic activism and bring about posi...
People in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to face tangible difficulties in accessing their rights. The provision of free legal aid remains fragmented and unregulated to a great extent. The adoption of...
On 24 July, the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the legal amendments proposed by civil society, including a definition on hate crime. “This is a great exam...
The Draft of the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, recently sent to the parliament, contains narrow and incomplete legal formulations of hate crimes and exclude several ...
Theoretical and practical insight into national media legislation and European standards in the field make law students better prepared to handle human rights issues in their future work as legal prof...
In the end of the year, Civil Rights Defenders and Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BIH), gathered different human rights organisations for a workshop on how to encourage citiz...
On 25 November, Civil Rights Defender’s partner, Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina (YIHR BIH), organised a protest against the discriminatory provision of the Bosnian constit...
28-30 November, Civil Rights Defenders is organising a workshop on hate crimes and hate speech. The workshop includes training in monitoring, advocacy and litigation strategies. The film shows Sasa Ga...
Drastic deviations from European standards on freedom of expression and media exist in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A new report by Civil Rights Defenders, and local partners Press Council in Bosnia and He...
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