Press statement | 25.08.2017 Ombudspersons opened an ex officio investigation Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Related to the events that took place in Kruščica nearby Vitez on night 23/24 August, when according to the allegations reported by the media based on the evidence given by the eye-witnesses, members of the special police unit forces of the Ministry of Interior of Central Bosnia Canton hurt more women who placed blockades on the road intending to prevent the construction of a mini hydropower plant in the mentioned place. Ombudspersons of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened an ex officio investigatrion in order to examine all the circumstances of this case. In this respect, the Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina will also review the procedure for obtaining permits for mini-hydropower plants from the point of view of environmental protection and the interest of the local population. Pursuant to the Law on Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Rules of Procedure, Ombudspersons will conduct an investigation and take measures in accordance with their competences in case that any violations of human rights are established. Useful Links Cooperation with NGO Agreements of the Ombudsperson Institution of BiH with other ombudsman institutions 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 2025-2027 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmenke na sjednici Doma naroda Parlamentarne skupštine BiHOmbudsmenka dr Jasminka Džumhur prisustvovala svečanom prijemu povodom obilježavanja pravoslavnog VaskrsaSastanak ombudsmena dr Nevenka Vranješa sa pravnim savjetnikom OSCE-aOmbudsmenka dr Jasminka Džumhur na sastanku sa federalnim ministrom rada i socijalne politikeOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić na sjednici Zajedničke komisije za ljudska prava PSBiHOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na obilježavanju Dana policije Republike SrpskeActivities Archive Latest publications P-83/25 - Recommendation regarding the treatment of the 31st child who was found unaccompanied by his parents in the Brcko District of Bosnia and HerzegovinaP-24/25 - Initiative to adopt the Law on Freedom of Access to Information of the Brčko District of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSpecial report regarding the prevention of the risk of statelessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 2024Special report on the situation in detention facilities in certain police administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 2024