A Bosnian politician who said publicly that she wanted LGBTIQ people to “be isolated and put away from our children and society” has been found guilty of discrimination in a landmark legal victory.
Tuesday's judgment in Sarajevo is the first by a Bosnian court to protect LGBTIQ people from hate speech – and has sparked hope that more such rulings will follow.
The case was brought in 2019 by Sarajevo Open Centre, an NGO promoting human rights with a focus on LGBTIQ and women's rights. It was sparked by a Facebook post by Samra Cosovic Hajdarevic, a former member of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly, in response to the country’s first Pride march.
