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 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmenka dr Jasminka Džumhur o ulozi NHRI u oružanim sukobimaOmbudsmenka dr Jasminka Džumhur u posjeti KPZ UstikolinaOmbudsmenke na konferenciji o implementaciji Istanbulske konvencije u BiHOmbudsmeni na sastanku o unapređenju ljudskih prava na lokalnom nivouOmbudsmanke dr. Jasminka Džumhur i Nives Jukić na sjednici Doma naroda PFBiHOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na sjednici Kluba delegata bošnjačkog naroda u Domu naroda PFBiHActivities 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 Analysis of the implementation of the recommendations of the Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 2024Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2023Submission to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), May 2024Special report on underage marriages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 2024