Ombudsman's Activities | 23.03.2017 The ombudsmen talked with SIGMA experts Meeting with experts of SIGMA Ombudsmen Nives Jukić and Dr. Jasminka Džumhur today in the Regional Office in Sarajevo held a meeting with experts of the SIGMA. As in previous years the Office of the Coordinator for Public Administration Reform (PARCO) this year, too, provides support to experts of the SIGMA/OECD in preparing the assessment report on the situation in the public administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This year's assessment is part of the overall activities of the European Commission for its Opinion on the readiness of Bosnia and Herzegovina to start negotiations on membership. The Ombudsmen and the experts discussed the Law on Civil Service in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which they stated that in the context of the Institution of Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina annually is received between 400 and 700 complaints, when it comes to economic and social rights, which are mainly related to employment issues and competitions procedures. At the meeting it was noted that the recommendations of the Ombudsmen are more and more respected when it comes to labor disputes, and that the Ombudsmen are open to any cooperation. During the multi-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is planned that experts of the SIGMA hold meetings with representatives of BiH institutions, in which there will be requested additional information on the situation in BiH administration. 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 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