Press statement | 04.05.2022 Recommendation to Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction, Environmental Protection, Return and Housing Affairs of Central Bosnia Canton Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina A complainant from Travnik approached IHROBiH on 8 November 2021 because of a procedure concerning the construction of a mini hydropower plant, claiming that the construction permit was issued without obtaining an energy permit preceding the issuance of a construction permit for new electricity generation facilities, all in line with Article 3 paragraph 2 of the Regulation on the Procedure, Criteria, Format and Content of Energy Permits Applications for the Construction of New and Reconstruction of Existing Production Facilities. The complainant states that Article 78 paragraph 4 of the Electricity Act of the Federation of BIH, that Article 35 paragraph 2 item g of the CBC Construction Act, clearly stipulating that other attachments as provided for by a separate law shall be enclosed with the construction permit, has not been complied with, and that the final approval of the competent electricity distribution company for the location, project and electricity grid connection has not been enclosed, listed in the Planning Permit as necessary for issuing the construction permit. Following the investigation, IHROBiH sent Recommendation no P-114/22 to the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction, Environmental Protection, Return and Housing Affairs of Central Bosnia Canton, instructing as follows: To consider cancelling the disputed decision, i.e. to issue a decision to cancel the Mini Hydropower Plant Construction Decision. To inform IHROBiH of the implementation of the Recommendation within 30 days and provide the decision issued pursuant to this Recommendation. 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 ActivitiesOmbudsman dr. Nevenko Vranješ na sastanku sa Specijalnim izvjestiocem UN-a za prava na slobodu mirnog okupljanja i udruživanjaOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić s predstavnicima MEASURE II razgovarala o pitanjima rodne ravnopravnostiPosjeta 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 upraveActivities 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