Domestic Violence Experienced by LGBTI Persons: Analysis and Recommendations
Domestic Violence Experienced by LGBTI Persons: Analysis and Recommendations

Summary/Abstract: (English edition) LGBTI persons are exposed to continuous discrimination in all spheres of life: freedom of assembly, health, education, right to respect of private and family life, in sports etc. A specific problem this population faces inside their families is violence, both physical and psychological. The purpose of this publication is to provide an analysis of the state of protection of LGBTI persons from domestic violence. The paper presents the types of violence LGBTI persons are most often subjected to, as well as the percentages of LGBTI persons who have experienced violence in their families, the most common perpetrators of violence and the consequences for the victims of violence. We also analysed the relevant documents, and conducted interviews with representatives of social services, security agencies, mental health centres and safe houses in Sarajevo Canton. We surveyed the LGBTI community and carried out two interviews with persons who experience domestic violence because of their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. We took into account the international and domestic institutional framework relevant to protection from domestic violence which indicates a lack of adequate mechanisms to protect LGBTI children from violence committed most often by parents or siblings. In the last part, we present a number of recommendations to be implemented in order to improve the level of protection of LGBTI domestic violence victims and combat discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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