Bojana Jokić

Montenegro, 2024
President, Board of Directors, LGBT Forum Progress
Bojana Jokić (she/her) has been the President of the Board of Directors of LGBT Forum Progress since 2016. The mission of LGBT Forum Progress is to create a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment in Montenegro for all LGBTQI+ people through community development, social and health protection, political and economic participation, representation and advocacy. Bojana has been a member of the National Team for Coordinating the Implementation of the Strategy for Improving the Quality of Life of LGBTI Persons in Montenegro, the Trust Team of the LGBT Community and the Police Directorate, the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights' Commission for Allocating Funds for Financing NGO Projects/Programs in the area of "protection and improvement of human rights of LGBTI persons," and the team for monitoring hate speech on the internet.
She was also a member of the Working Group for Drafting the Law on Same-Sex Partnerships and the Working Group for Developing the Strategy for Improving the Quality of Life of LGBTI Persons in Montenegro. She was a member of the Radio and Television Council of Montenegro. She has published extensively on the rights of LGBTI persons. Bojana holds a Bachelor's and Specialist degree in Tourism and Hospitality from Mediterranean University. Additionally, she has completed various education programs in feminism, as well as in safeguarding the rights of children and other vulnerable groups in society.
Bojana is a participant in the 2024-25 Human Rights Advocates Program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University.