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 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 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 2022-2024 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine na Godišnjoj konferenciji Globalne alijanse nacionalnih institucija za ljudska prava (GANHRI)Ombudsmeni na Generalnoj skupštini ENNHRI-a u ŽeneviOmbudsmeni na konferenciji povodom Međunarodnog dana ženaOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na prijemu u britanskoj ambasadi povodom Dana ženaOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur sa akademikom Grechom razgovarala o postkonfliktnoj izgradnji miraSastanak ombudsmena dr. Nevenka Vranješa i direktora Agencije za razvoj visokog obrazovanja i osiguranje kvaliteta BiHActivities 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 Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2021Special Report on Situation in Institutions where Children in Conflict with the Law are Placed, December 2021Methodology of visits to the institutions where children in conflict with the law are placed in order to establish the state of facts, december 2021Special Report on Hate Speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2021