PRESS
RELEASE
Sexual
molestation of students
The public of Bosnia and
Herzegovina has lately been informed about an increasing
number of cases of student sexual harassment by university
professors. There have been serious indications that this
problem has become very widespread and that a number of
professors have been abusing their positions by blackmailing
students and conditioning passing grades by sexual favours in
return. However, the social taboos and the conservative
community frequently prevent students, victims of sexual
molestation, from addressing the competent institutions and
seeking protection.
The Helsinki Committee for
Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina is expressing its
concern with this serious violation of human rights and
students’ dignity. We encourage all victims of sexual
molestation belonging to this category of population to
address us and report cases of sexual harassment. We will do
our best to fully protect identity of every victim and to
advocate punishment of the perpetrators.
