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. World Day of Religious FreedomOn the occasion of January 15, the World Day of Religious Freedom, the Ombudsmen of Bosnia and Herzegovina use the opportunity to call on the authorities and citizens to be fully committed to this issue and...Read morePonovo uspostavljeni uredovni dani Institucije OmbudsmenaOmbudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine informišu javnost da su ponovo počeli sa radom uredovni dani Institucije Ombudsmena koji su bili privremeno prekinuti zbog situacije s koronavirusom...Read moreRecommendation to the Police of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina on taking more adequate measures within its competenceOn 19 July 2021, a party from Brčko addressed the institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding the failure to take adequate measures by the Police of the Brčko District...Read moreRecommendation to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tuzla Canton, the Pedagogical Institute of Tuzla Canton and the Public Institution Elementary School “Dr. Safvet-beg Bašagić ”GradačacOn September 29, 2021, the party from Gradačac addressed the institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding the application submitted by the appointee to the competent authorities...Read moreRecommendation to the Public Institution Bosnian Cultural Center of Tuzla CantonOn December 11, 2020, the Institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina received a complaint from the complainant from Tuzla, filed with the Public Institution Bosnian Cultural Center...Read moreRecommendation to the City of Tuzla, Inspection ServiceThe Institution of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina received a complaint from the Tuzla complainant, filed with the Tuzla City Inspection Service. The appellant alleges that...Read moreRSSMore News Useful Links Office Days of the BiH Ombudsman Covid-19 and the human rights effect LYRA On-Line Platform for reporting discrimination Freedom of Access to Information Cooperation with NGO Marrakech Declaration, 12th October 2018 Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2016. – 2021. Medium-Term Plan 2021-2023 Annual Financial Report for 2020 Annual Financial Report for 2019 Annual Financial Report for 2018 Annual Financial Report for 2017 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmen prof. dr. Ljubinko Mitrović sa predstavnicima Vijeća Evrope o uspostavljanju Preventivnog mehanizma u Bosni i HercegoviniOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić s predstavnicima Vijeća Evrope razgovarala o uspostavljanju Preventivnog mehanizma u Bosni i HercegoviniOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur razgovarala sa studentom Fakulteta za političke nauke SSST-uOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur održala predavanje na Pravnom fakultetu u Zenici Ombudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur posjetila Centar za smještaj migranata ''Ušivak''Ombudsmen prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović učesnik Kopaoničke škole prirodnog pravaActivities Archive Latest publications Special Report on Hate Speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2021Special report on the state of realization of the child's right to child allowance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2021Special Report on the Efficiency of Legal Solutions on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2021Annex to the Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), August 2021