Emina Ćerimović
Emina Ćerimović is an associate director in the Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. She leads the organization’s work on the protection of people with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies worldwide. She has also documented shackling and abuses against people with mental health conditions in Nigeria, the institutionalization of children and adults with disabilities in Croatia and Serbia, and discrimination in access to education for children with disabilities. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Ćerimović worked with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and with the State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ćerimović holds a law degree from the University of Sarajevo and an LLM in Human Rights with a Specialization in EU Law from the Central European University in Budapest. She speaks Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English, and Swedish.
Articles Authored
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February 27, 2017
A Day to Remember That Every Child Deserves a Chance
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September 1, 2016
Serbian Children with Disabilities Left Out of School
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August 30, 2016
Remembering Victims of a Mass Killing in Japan
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December 3, 2015
Dispatches: Straight Talk About Disability
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October 20, 2015
Ana's story: fighting for disability rights in Croatia
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September 25, 2015
I Know the Fear and Hope of Those Seeking Refuge in Europe
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July 8, 2015
Opinion: Love & Mercy, the Croatian Way
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May 12, 2015
Migrant smuggling: What are the EU options?
Reports Authored
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Bangladesh: Protect People Most At Risk During Monsoon Season
International Funding Needed to Ensure Climate Action is Inclusive of People with Disabilities, Older People
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“It Was Really Hard to Protect Myself”
Impact of the Armed Conflict in Syria on Children with Disabilities
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Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia
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“As Though We Are Not Human Beings”
Police Brutality against Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Macedonia