Bosnia and Herzegovina - November 2022

The Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) produced its first evaluative report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s compliance with the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (known as the Istanbul Convention). While GREVIO praised BiH for ratifying the Convention and passing legislative and policy measures to tackle forced genital mutilation, forced sterilization, forced marriage, stalking and sexual harassment, it identified areas that require “urgent action.”  GREVIO found that other forms of violence against women, beyond domestic violence, are not as comprehensively addressed by legislation or policy, and that the issues which are addressed in legislation and policy are not always implemented.

Sources: Council of Europe (1), Council of Europe (2)