Entry #12959: LGBT discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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RegionBosnia and Herzegovina
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateMar 1, 2003
End DateAug 4, 2009
DescriptionBefore the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination from 2009, sexual orientation was one of the explicitly mentioned bases for the prohibition of discrimination in the Criminal Code of BiH from 2003 (Article 145) and the Law on Gender Equality from 2003 (Article 2, Paragraph 2).
Sourceshttp://www.mpr.gov.ba/biblioteka/zakoni/sr/KRIVICNI%20ZAKON%20BIH.PDF https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/zakoni/zakon_o_ravnopravnosti_spolova_BiH.pdf


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created by Aleksandar

Original entry
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateMar 1, 2003
End DateAug 4, 2009
DescriptionBefore the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination from 2009, sexual orientation was one of the explicitly mentioned bases for the prohibition of discrimination in the Criminal Code of BiH from 2003 (Article 145) and the Law on Gender Equality from 2003 (Article 2, Paragraph 2).
Sourceshttp://www.mpr.gov.ba/biblioteka/zakoni/sr/KRIVICNI%20ZAKON%20BIH.PDF https://advokat-prnjavorac.com/zakoni/zakon_o_ravnopravnosti_spolova_BiH.pdf