As part of the global 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign, the gender research laboratory is organizing a presentation of a book and report on the topic of obstetric violence in Bosnia and Serbia. Guests of the institute will be Dr. sc. Zlatan Hrnčić (BiH) and lawyer Marina Mijatović (SRB).

The book “Violence against pregnant women in Bosnia and Herzegovina – family, health system and work relations” by dr. Hrnčića is intended for the professional and scientific community, but also for all other interested parties who aim to contribute to the creation of a better social environment for family planning, the improvement of women’s reproductive health and social policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A team of lawyers from Belgrade – Marina Mijatović, Jelena Stanković and Ivana Soković Krsmanović – conducted research on obstetric violence in Serbia. The lawyers’ report points to serious violations of human rights in Serbian hospitals.

The aim of the conversation will be to map gender-based violence in health care institutions in both countries and to discuss common steps towards improving women’s human rights and women’s reproductive health in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Biographies:

Zlatan Hrnčić, PhD was born on August 2, 1977, in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he completed his Elementary School as well as Primary Music School. He attended High School in Hamburg, Germany. He obtained his University Degree in German language and literature from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo. After that, he received his master’s degree in Business Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo and finally became a PhD, Doctor of Sociological Sciences at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo. He mainly works on strategic planning, strategic and project management in the field of prevention of domestic violence and protection of human rights. He is an author of several publications, scientific papers, researches, evaluations, educational and promotional programs.

Marina Mijatović is a lawyer whose narrower expertise is exercising rights within health care, medical law, and public procurement. She is very active in projects dealing with the protection of patients’ rights in order to improve the availability and quality of health care. She has published numerous analyzes on patients’ rights, corruption in healthcare and public procurement.