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 - Lawyer Lejla Sadiković Bajramović Expert Conslutant - Lawyer Selma Jahić Expert Associate - Lawyer Fatima Aganbegović Fifić Useful Links Office Days of the BiH Ombudsman LYRA On-Line Platform for reporting discrimination Freedom of Access to Information Cooperation with NGO Marrakech Declaration, 12th October 2018 Infographics for 2017 Annual Report Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2016. – 2021. Medium-Term Plan 2018-2021. Annual Financial Report for 2018 Annual Financial Report for 2017 Annual Financial Report for 2016 Annual Financial Report for 2015 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 na sastanku u Federalnom ministarstvu zdravstvaOmbudsmeni Nives Jukić, prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović i dr. Jasminka Džumhur posjetili KPZ „Kula“Sastanak ombudsmena i najužeg rukovodstva Granične policije Bosne i Hercegovine na čelu sa direktoromOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić na predstavljanju izvještaja: „Rodno zasnovana diskriminacija na radu u Bosni i Hercegovini“Ombudsmen prof. dr. Ljubinko Mitrović predstavio Godišnji izvještaj Narodnoj skupštini Republike SrpskeSastanak ombudsmenke Bosne i Hercegovine dr. Jasminke Džumhur s ombudsmenkom za djecu Švedske Elisabeth DahlinActivities Archive Latest publications Special report on the situation in detention facilities in individual police administrations in Bosnia and HerzegovinaUniversal Periodical Review on the Situation Of Human Rights In Bosnia And Herzegovina - III CycleAnnual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2018Information on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Bosnia and Herzegovina from aspect of the Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina