Home > Departments > Department for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Department for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Department for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall receive and register complaints for violations of rights and freedoms and act also ex officio in cases related to violations of rights of disabled persons especially in cases when disabled persons are: Jeopardized respect of dignity, personal autonomy including freedom to personal choice and independence; Deprived of the rights to equal opportunities and persons with disability exposed to discrimination; Prevented to fully and efficiently enroll in to society; Department for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities monitors harmonization of laws and other regulations in BiH related to protection of rights and interest of persons with invalidity, provisions of the BiH Constitution and international standards related to protection of rights and interests of persons with invalidity and reports to public on violations of the rights of persons with invalidity. Head of Department/Assistant Ombudsman Irma Hadžiavdić Expert Advisor Zorica Tatić Expert Advisor Naida Sahadžić Expert Associate Naida Spužević Useful Links Cooperation with NGO Office Days of the BiH Ombudsman Agreements of the Ombudsperson Institution of BiH with other ombudsman institutions Covid-19 and the human rights effect Freedom of Access to Information Marrakech Declaration, 12th October 2018 Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2023 – 2028 Medium-Term Plan 2024-2026 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 ActivitiesPosjeta ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur Kazneno-popravnom zavodu ZenicaSastanak ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur s predstavnicima ambasade Kraljevine NizozemskeSastanak ombudsmena dr Nevenka Vranješa s predstavnicom Helsinškog parlamenta građana u BanjaluciOmbudsmenke na sastanku Posebne grupe za reformu javne upraveOmbudsmenke razgovarale sa Specijalnim izvjestiocem UN-a za prava na slobodu mirnog okupljanja i udruživanjaOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na Info sesiji ENNHRI-aActivities Archive Related documentsGuidelines for improving everyday communication with people with disabilities, September 2022.Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Concluding observations on the initial report of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12.04.2017Submission to UN Committee on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), September 2016Special Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Institutions for Accommodation of Mentally Disabled Persons in B&H Latest publications Special report on underage marriages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 2024Universal periodic review of the state of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina - IV Cycle, March 2024Special report on the care of children without parental care with a special focus on the situation in institutions, September 2023Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2022