Nedžada Avdić

— Nedžada Avdić —

Nedžada is Balkan Diskurs trained corespondant. She holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Basel. During her studies she focused on history and political dynamics in Turkey, Northeast Syria, and the Balkans. As a student, she had the opportunity to work for an NGO, which led her to realise the importance of youth for sustainable developments. After graduation, she worked as an academic intern and country responsible at the Consular Directorate of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland, where she was involved working on foreign terrorist fighter’s cases. Her main interest are human rights, equality, migration, post-conflict settings and the work of local peace actors, which prompted her to come to the PCRC in Sarajevo
The Sniper Alley Project
Džemil Hodžić was just a child when his brother Amel was tragically killed by a sniper during the siege of Sarajevo. Driven by a desire to find photos of his brother, he established the Sniper Alley platform in 2019, with the aim of collecting photographs, particularly those of children who lived through the Sarajevo siege. However, the Sniper Alley project is more than a mere collection of photographs, it is a testimony to survivor resilience.

Three Decades of Waiting for Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence
It has been more than thirty years since war erupted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet the quest for justice remains a central concern for most survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. This is primarily fueled by the absence of a transitional justice strategy and the impunity of war criminals.