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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September 30, 2024
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June 30, 2023
Extreme Heat Signals Need for Inclusive Climate Action
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October 5, 2021
Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
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February 17, 2021
#FreeBritney Shines a Light on Problematic Guardianship Systems
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December 10, 2020
A Call to Protect People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict
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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EU/Greece: Asylum Seekers’ Silent Mental Health Crisis
Identify Those Most at Risk; Ensure Fair Hearings
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“As Though We Are Not Human Beings”
Police Brutality against Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Macedonia
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Croatia: Locked Up and Neglected
Meager Progress on Moving People With Disabilities Into the Community