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 Edin Ibrahimefendić Expert Advisor Jelena Simović Expert Advisor Budimir Petković Expert Associate Azra Hasić Expert Associate Azur Garaplija 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 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić prisustvuje sjednici Predstavničkog doma Parlamenta Federacije BiHOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na Bledskoj konferenciji „Borba sa savremenim izazovima“Ombudsmenka Nives Jukić na pripremnom sastanku Pododbora za pravdu, slobodu i sigurnostOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić prisustvuje sjednici Predstavničkog doma Parlamentarne skupštine BiHOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na Bledskoj konferenciji „Borba sa savremenim izazovima“Ombudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ na radionici „Grad inkluzije“Activities Archive Related documentsGUIDE - Trial within a reasonable time, The AIRE Center and Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2021Banja 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 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 2024Follow-Up Report on the situation in care institutions for persons with intellectual and mental disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 2024Analysis of the implementation of the recommendations of the Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 2024