Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Banja Luka is an organisation that supports and stimulates autonomy and freedom of all citizens through involvement of marginalized social groups in democratic processes, particularly women and youth.
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (hCa) Banja Luka was officially registered on August 16, 1996 as a local non-governmental organisation in Republika Srpska /Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since that period, hCa Banja Luka has actively participated in promotion, strengthening, and linking civil initiatives, working on reconciliation and empowerment of marginalized groups for political activism, both on local and regional level.
hCa Banja Luka aspires to fulfill its vision through three programme areas: Strengthening the Civil Society and Transformation of Public Authorities into the Citizens Service, Advocacy for Gender Equality, and Creating Conditions for More Intensive Inclusion of Youth in Public Life.
