Home > Departments > Department for the Protection of the Rights of National, Religious and Other Minorities Department for the Protection of the Rights of National, Religious and Other Minorities Department for the Protection of the Rights of National, Religious and Other Minorities receives and registers complaints for violation of rights and freedoms of the members of national, religious and other minorities, monitors functioning of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities relevant for realization of the rights of national, religious and other minorities, and to cooperate with other departments. Department for the Protection of the Rights of National, Religious and Other Minorities shall pay special attention to: Promoting rights determined in the Convention on Protection of National Minorities and other international standards regulating minority rights; Analyzing legal regulations that treat rights of minorities and state in the field, aimed at initiating changes of legal provisions and their harmonization with international standards of human rights; Protecting members of national minorities: Albanian, Montenegrin, Czechs, Italians, Jews, Hungarian, Macedonian, Germans, Poles, Roma, Rumanians, Russians, Ruthenians, Slovaks, Slovenians, Turks, Ukrainians and others, fulfilling conditions from Article 3 (1) of the Law on Protection of Rights of National Minorities in BiH; Removing obstacles for consistent application of international conventions ratified by BiH. Head of Department/Assistant Ombudsman - 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić na Gala koncertu povodom obilježavanja Dana Evrope 2024.Ombudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ učesnik panel diskusije o garanciji lokalne autonomije u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine Ombudsmenka Nives Jukić na konsultativnom sastanku OHCHR-a o UPR-uOmbudsmenka dr Jasminka Džumhur na prijemu Ambasade Kraljevine Nizozemske u BiHOmbudsmen dr Nevenko Vranješ učesnik Okruglog stola “Pravni problemi u vezi sa ugovorima o (sub)specijalizaciji u oblasti medicine”Ombudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na predavanju za predstavnike porodica nestalih osoba i organizacija civilnog društva iz UkrajineActivities Archive Related documentsSpecijalno reporto vash e Romengi situacija ande e Bosna thaj i Hercegovina (Roma language)Special report on the situation of Roma in Bosnia and HerzegovinaInformation about implementation of measures and principles of Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities COEDecision on Creation of Minority Council ("Official Gazette of BiH", no: 38/06)The Law on Amendments to the Law on Protection of the Rights of Members of National Minorities("Official Gazette of BiH", no: 76/05)BiH Strategy for Resolution of the Issue of Roma Rights("Official Gazette of BiH", no: 67/05)The Law of Freedom of Religion and Legal Status of Churches and Religious Communities in BiH("Official Gazette of BiH", no: 05/04)The Law on Protection of the Rights of National Minorities("Official Gazette of BiH", no: 12/03) 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