Bojana Jokić, President of the Board of Directors of LGBT Forum Progress (Montenegro), is the current Harriman-sponsored Human Rights Advocate (2024-25) at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University.

Jokić 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.

You can read about the Advocates Program and the Current Advocates by clicking this link:  ISHR Advocates 2024-25