Home > Departments > Department for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Department for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Department for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Institution of Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina receives complaints and ex officio initiates investigations in cases when violations and problems are found in realization of rights originating from the International Pact on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the rights from the European Social Chapter, especially when it finds: Any kind of discrimination based on race, skin color, gender, language, political or any other opinion, national or social origin, property state, birth or any other circumstance; Violation of right to vacation, entertainment, reasonable limitation of work time, periodical paid absence as well as paid holidays; Violation of rights that belong to every person related to establishing and membership in trade-unions; Violation of right to special protection that employed women have in case of delivery; Violation of right to fair conditions of work and right to safe and healthy labor conditions; Violation of right to strike; Violation of right to use service of social protection; Violation of right to education, especially right to primary and secondary education; Denying the right to participate in cultural life. Department for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Institution of Ombudsman for Human Rights of BiH shall inform competent organs and institutions as well as the public regarding economic, social and cultural rights. Head of Department/Assistant Ombudsman - Expert Conslutant Lejla Sadiković Bajramović Expert Conslutant Selma Jahić Expert Conslutant Fatima Aganbegović Fifić Expert Conslutant Miroslav Milovuk Expert Conslutant Maja Ćorić 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na EQUINET konferenciji u BriseluOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur edukatorica na treningu u okviru projekta BIHOSOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na prezentaciji Izvještaja iz sjene o implementaciji Arhuske konvencije u BiHOmbudsmeni prisustvuju nastavku 16. sjednice Doma naroda PSBiHOmbudsmeni na sjednici Komisije za finansije i budžet Predstavničkog doma PSBiHOmbudsmeni na sjednici Zajedničke komisije za ljudska prava PSBIHActivities Archive Latest publications Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2024P-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 2024