Home > Departments > Department for the Protection of Civil and Political Rights Department for the Protection of Civil and Political Rights Department for the Protection of Civil and Political Rights of the Institution shall receive the complaints and ex officio initiate investigations in cases when it determines violations and problems in realization of the rights originating from the International Pact on civil and Political Rights and especially in cases when it finds any kind of discrimination based on race, skin color, language political or any other opinion, national or social origin and material status; Department for the Protection of Civil and Political Rights: Conducts activities on improvement and protection of civil and political rights; Informs relevant organs, institutions and the public regarding the violations of civil and political rights; Removes obstacles for consistent application of international conventions ratified by BiH; Participates in drafting the laws and other regulations from the scope of civil and political rights; Acts preventively against violations of civil and political rights and removes them; Educates citizens on how to use mechanisms for protection of their rights; Cooperates with institutions of the system, NGO sector and individuals aimed at protection of civil and political rights and supports activities on promoting them trough the media; Does other things from the scope of promoting and protecting civil and political rights Head of Department/Assistant Ombudsman Emina Halilović Expert Advisor - Lawyer Edin Ibrahimefendić Expert Advisor - Lawyer Jelena Simović Expert Advisor - Lawyer Budimir Petković Expert Associate - Lawyer Fatima Račić Expert Associate - Lawyer Mahir Mulagić Expert Associate - Lawyer Miroslav Milovuk 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 2020-2022 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 ActivitiesSastanak ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur sa zastupnicom Predstavničkog doma Parlamentarne skupštine BiH Mirjanom Marinković LepićOmbudsmeni na sjednici Zajedničke komisije za ljudska prava Parlamentarne skupštine Bosne i HercegovineSastanak ombudsmenke Jasminke Džumhur sa predstavnicima Alzheimer udruženja „AiR“ - SarajevoOmbudsmen prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović održao konsultativni sastanak o suprotstavljanju trgovini ljudima u Bosni i HercegoviniOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur u Tirani na Konferenciji o dijalogu sa mladima u rizikuOmbudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine na prijemu povodom Nacionalnog praznika BugarskeActivities Archive Related documentsBanja Luka Declaration on Participation of Ombudsmen in The Areas of The Environment and Human RightsInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Latest publications Special Report on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, February 2020Special Report on Experience in the Application of the Law on Freedom of Access to Information in Bosnia and HerzegovinaP-297/19 - Ensure the implementation of international instruments to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violenceSpecial Report "Prohibition of corporal punishment of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina"