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Udruženje Žena Žrtva Rata Sarajevo

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Human rightsJustice & Legal aidGender equalityHealth
AssociationFounded 2003National reach
Profile last updated: October 30, 2026

About

Founded in 2003, Udruženje Žena Žrtva Rata Sarajevo is a non-profit association based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on human rights, justice & legal aid, gender equality +2 more.

The Association of Women War Victims Sarajevo is a non-governmental, non-partisan, multi-ethnic association based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 2003, it brings together women and girls who survived sexual violence during the war in BiH. It provides material, medical and psychosocial assistance, supports survivors in legal and judicial proceedings, documents and archives information on wartime suffering of women, advocates for the rights and justice of war victims, and runs awareness and education projects, including a monograph and campaigns. It also supports survivors in finding employment and starting small businesses.

Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

2003

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

udruženje

Focus areas

women war victimssexual violence survivorshuman rightstransitional justiceSarajevo

Languages

BS

Causes & programmes

Causes

Human rightsJustice & Legal aidGender equalityHealthPeace & Conflict

Works for

Women & GirlsVictims of violenceRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

Podizanje svijesti i provođenje kampanje šire ženske populacije i žena žrtava rata u USK-u

Human rights · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Awareness-raising and campaign project for women and women war victims in Una-Sana Canton, supported by the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Baza podataka i sistem arhiviranja podataka o ženama žrtvama rata

Justice & Legal aid · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Database and archive of data on women war victims, made available to judicial, research and expert projects and for educating future generations.

Countries of operation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

ICIP nagrada za izgradnju mira

2023

Partnerships

Ministarstvo za ljudska prava i izbjeglice Bosne i Hercegovine

Other non-profits in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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