We present to you a student paper that deals with the issue of discrimination against women with disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a social challenge that includes a number of obstacles in the exercising fundamental human rights.
This paper analyzes existing laws and international conventions that regulate the rights of persons with disabilities and promote gender equality, with a special focus on the specific challenges and needs of women with disabilities. Also, the paper explores the practical barriers in exercising those rights and points to the role of non-government organizations and civil society in the fight against discrimination. You can read the complete paper here. The author is Selma Plančić, attendee of the Academy for Gender Equality and EU Integration 2024. This activity is part of the project “Empowerment Sessions in the Human Rights House” which is implemented in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
