What do we do? The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman/Ombudsmen of BiH handles complaints related to poor functioning or to human rights violations committed by any organ of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its entities and District Brcko. The cases are opened upon individual complaints filed by natural persons or legal entities, or ex officio. Odgovor Ombudsmena Bosne i Hercegovine Fondaciji Centar za javno pravo kao organizatoru skupa "Trebamo li ombudsmene u pravnom sistemu BiH?"U prilogu možete preuzeti u cijelosti pismo koje su Ombudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine uputili Fondaciji Centar...Read moreOmbudspersons opened an ex officio investigation Related to the events that took place in Kruščica nearby Vitez on night 23/24 August, when according to the allegations reported by the media based on the evidence given by the eye-witnesses...Read more Presentation of the Special Report on the Situation and Threats Against Journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina On Monday, 28 August 2017 starting at 11:00 in the press room of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ombudspersons of Bosnia and Herzegovina...Read moreMisuse of polygraph constitutes a violation of the rights of workersOn the occasion of the media inscription that more than a hundred workers of “Boksit”, “Mileks” and companies that are subcontractors in the bauxite mine were subjected to polygraph testing...Read moreRecommendation to the University of Tuzla - equal treatment of all employeesThe Ombudsman Institution for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina has received an complaint from Boris Krešić from Živinica, which refers to a violation of rights from employment and legal relations...Read moreUN International Day to Support Victims of TortureOn the occasion of the International Day of the Support to Victims of Torture, which is being celebrated on 26 June around the world, the Ombudsmen of Bosnia and Herzegovina emphasize the significance...Read moreRSSMore News Useful Links LYRA On-Line Platform for reporting discrimination Freedom of Access to Information Cooperation with NGO Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2016. – 2021. Medium-Term Plan 2017-2020. Annual Financial Report for 2016 Annual Financial Report for 2015 Ombudsman Manual for handling discrimination cases Guidelines for filling in the complaints in the area of discrimination Application before European Court of Human Rights - Instruction The life of an application before the European Court of Human Rights News Archive We are protecting rights of natural persons and legal entities in accordance with the Constitution of BiH and international human rights instruments...Ombudsmen of BiH Ombudsman's ActivitiesThe Joint Commission on Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Special Report of the OmbudsmenOmbudsmen Prof. Dr. Ljubinko Mitrović and Nives Jukić at the annual ENOC conference in HelsinkiOmbudsmeni dr. Jasminka Džumhur i dr. Ljubinko Mitrović učestvuju na konferenciji u LjubljaniOmbudsmen dr. Ljubinko Mitrović u posjeti Zaštitniku građana SrbijeMeeting of Ombudsman Ljubinko Mitrović with Commissioner for Protection of Equality of The Republic of SerbiaOmbudspersons welcomed the installation of an elevator for persons with disabilities in the National Assembly of Republika SrpskaActivities Archive Latest publications Special Report on the Status and Cases of Threats against Journalists in Bosnia and HerzegovinaHuman Rights Council - RES 31/31 - Safeguards to prevent torture during police custody and pretrial detention, 24 March 2016P131/17 - Employment rights related to the manner of submitting a request for the fulfillment of religious and traditional needsP-128/17 - Control of calculation and payment of special contribution for encouraging rehabilitation, training and employment of persons with disabilities