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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June 11, 2020
Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Flaws of Institutional Care
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April 7, 2020
Ending the Unthinkable Injustice of Human Chaining
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March 30, 2020
COVID-19 Poses Extreme Threat to People Shackled in Nigeria
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May 11, 2019
A Victory for Bosnian Children
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July 12, 2018
Children with Disabilities Finally at Schools?
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November 30, 2017
Asylum Seekers’ Hell in a Greek ‘Hotspot’
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March 14, 2017
What Every Country Can Do to Make Schools Safe
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