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2018.

43 threats to LGBT community members have been reported: They are constantly exposed to online threats, intimidation and violence

43 threats to LGBT community members have been reported: They are constantly exposed to online threats, intimidation and violence

The "Policewomen's Network" Association took part in the project called "Stay Safe - Security Network for Human Rights Defenders and Gender-Based Violence Activists", which was realized with the Foundation for Local Democracy, with the financial support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Within the project, analyzes were conducted covering various categories of human rights defenders: journalists, representatives of the LGBT community, coordinators of the Safe House in Sarajevo, policewomen and representatives of women victims of war.

You can find the research related to policewomen - human rights defenders on the link below:

 https://udruzenjemps.ba/assets/files/AC7rtZzIzS-braniteljice-ljudskih-prava-u-policijskim-strukturama-u-bih-mehanizmi-zastite-od-diskriminacijepdf.pdf 

The FDL analysis provides information on recorded incidents in the last 10 years, the conditions and system of work of human rights defenders in BiH, and talks about the protection system in BiH and the countries of the European Union.

Vladana Vasic presented the state of human rights of LGBT population in BiH. Among other things, she states that in the past three years the Sarajevo Open Center, unfortunately, recorded an increase in domestic violence against LGBT people, in which the primary perpetrators of this violence are parents, brothers and sisters who enjoy the support of the wider family.

You can see the entire interview here.

Previously published