REACTION regarding the latest cases of peer violence in Sarajevo

Foundation "Mahir and Aleksa" expressed concern for the life and health of another victim of bullying in our country and wants to alert the public on the occasion of recent drastic cases of bullying or bullying of a student of the eighth grade of primary school in Sarajevo.

With this case and the suffering victims are aware of almost the entire BH and regional public, because the footage set to Youtube by themselves abusers and uncritically published by the online media, which led to even more trauma for the victim, but what was the point themselves abusers .Annoying content that is published portal hayat.ba and originally set to on YouTube is just one among many, but the general public unknown cases of bullying, which in recent years in Bosnia and Herzegovina is very disturbing. The extent of socio-pathological epidemics.

At the same time, this situation indicates sluggishness, lack of interest, unwillingness or the inefficiency of our police, education, justice and social welfare systems, since the molestation of boys reported to by the parent institutions of the system on several occasions.Also, the inability of the system and society to protect this today and tomorrow your child from bullies that this is not the first attack is not the first victim, as evidenced by the inadequacy of our legal procedures and regulations that have proved futile to address this urgent social problem. If he failed society as a whole, and in particular the education system, it is also clear from the inarticulate responses to the victim and his parents received in the primary school.

Instead of behavioral child personnel recognize the serious consequences of bullying and trauma provoked constant harassment by peers, staff is accused of sacrifice and relativise his victim status, which is not the first case. The recording, which was set up only the "tip of the iceberg", since the boy was continually abused.

On the other hand, some media have treated the case as a tabloid news, which is not only antihumanistički approach, but ethically and professionally unacceptable if one takes into account that the victim passes. Media reporting on this complex problem would have to be far more responsible and more complex, with a lot more criticism towards the responsible persons and institutions, and with much more consideration and empathy towards the victim.

Treat snapshot of child abuse in this way bears witness to how our media space devoid of the minimum ethical and professional responsibility. Because it is different, some would be the responsible, but they do exist, I think that this kind of violence is preceded by verbal and emotional abuse. Therefore, absent a punishment, but we remain unaware of the seriousness of the problems that escalates each day. And that is the case, in this particular case, confirmed by numerous mother's warnings and requests to the authorities in the education and police system.Foundation Mahir and Aleksa of responsible institutions, especially schools, ministries of education, cantonal governments, police and prosecution claims that:

cantonal government KS urgently hold a thematic session on the subject of bullying in our schools and the public what will be the responsibility of ministries and departments take to this socio-pathological outbreak of combat and managed to prevent;
Ministry of Education and the Pedagogical Institute and the responsible State agency carry out professional and disciplinary investigation of the case and determine gaps in the behavior of those responsible at the school as well as failures in the educational system that they manage;
police and prosecutors with the utmost care and investigate the case properly qualify the action and the consequences of this criminal act and that the greatest responsibility approaches to research responsibilities of parents thugs who continually abuse and commit violence not only against the victim but also other children.

From professional associations and councils of journalists and media Foundation requests that far more seriousness, prudence and empathy approaches to media reporting on these cases.On the other hand, hayat.ba portal, which is published this video, in the same protected the identity of the tortured and the goal posts was to draw attention to such abuses occur daily, just shut up about them.hayat.ba is determined to fight these kinds of socially irresponsible behavior and also join the foundation requirements to state institutions.

These and similar images, with full moral responsibility and protection, we will publish further if received at the address of our editorial board, because if no one about this story, if you are silent on this, and if it happens tomorrow a new case that will amaze all, probably will be too late.

• 17 Jun, 2016
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