12 January 2021 – At the end of December 2020, the United Women Foundation from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted the initiative to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republika Srpska aimed for improving position of victims of domestic violence and their access to health protection. The initiative advocates for harmonization …
26 November 2020 – For the past twenty years, Foundation United Women from Banja Luka, BiH commemorates the global campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which begins on 25 November, the International Day of Combating Violence Against Women, and end on 10 December, the International Human Rights Day. The Campaign started with the …
12. novembar 2020.g. – Rezultati praćenja krivičnih postupaka u oblasti rodno zasnovanog nasilja u BiH ukazuju da se žene koje su preživjele nasilje suočavaju da brojnim poteškoćama u ostvarivanju svojih prava u postupcima koji se vode protiv počinilaca nasilja. Fondacija Udružene žene Banja Luka je u saradnji sa partnerskim organizacijama i uz podršku Fondacije Kvinna …
19. oktobar 2020.g. – Organizacije civilnog društva u Bosni i Hercegovini koje vode specijalizovane servise podrške i pomoći ženama koje su preživjele nasilje su se tokom situacije uzrokovane pandemijom COVID-19 suočile sa povećanom potrebom za pružanjem pomoći ženama. Uvođenje mjera socijalne izolacije do konačnog proglašenja vanrednog stanja je mnoge porodice postepeno uvodilo u prestanak rada, …
September 25, 2020 – The current WAVE Youth Ambassadors from Albania, Montenegro and Serbia are supporting the CSSP project in strengthening women’s voices and agency. The WAVE Youth Ambassadors are representing four of the seven CSSP project countries. Three of them have decided to take a stance on violence against women, as risks have increased …
13 July 2020 – A new Law on Exercising the Right on Free Legal Aid has entered into force in the Republika Srpska, which recognizes victims of domestic violence as beneficiaries of free legal aid according to the criteria of personal characteristics or status. The Law gives victims priority over other applicants in marital and …
9 July 2020 – The Council of Ministers of the Bosnia and Herzegovina recently adopted the Information on Concluding Comments on 6th Report of the Bosnia and Herzegovina on Implementation of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women for the Period 2013 – 2016, and recommendations for the institutions of the …