Workshop in the MOI of the Tuzla Canton

A one-day workshop entitled "Raising awareness of gender equality in police structures in B&H" was held inTuzla yesterday (09/05/2019), which was attended by 20 policewomen from MOI of the Tuzla Canton. The workshop was organized by the "Policewomen's Network" Association, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The research entitled "Human Rights Defenders in Police Structures in BiH: Mechanisms of Protection Against Discrimination" was presented, which the Association conducted in the previous period in cooperation with the Foundation for Local Democracy. It has been emphasized that policewomen are underrepresented in the police agencies at all levels in B&H, and that there are almost no women in senior and managerial positions. In that regard, all institutions must adopt an appropriate program of measures for achieving gender equality, which is an obligation in accordance with the Law on gender equality in BiH.

During the lecture it was emphasized that the training on gender issues is the activity of capacity building of the police services, which is why it is necessary that all employees in the police services pass the mentioned training. In this regard, it is announced that in the coming period, education of this type will be directed to the middle management staff in all police agencies.

On the same day, a working meeting was held with the members of the Association, which discussed further directions of work, current projects and plans for the current and next year, with a focus on activities in the Tuzla Canton area.

The next workshop of this type will be held at the MOI of Una-Sana Canton on May 23, 2019.