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 Fatima Račić Expert Associate Mahir Mulagić Expert Associate Miroslav Milovuk Useful Links Office Days of the BiH Ombudsman Covid-19 and the human rights effect LYRA On-Line Platform for reporting discrimination Freedom of Access to Information Cooperation with NGO Marrakech Declaration, 12th October 2018 Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2016. – 2021. Medium-Term Plan 2021-2023 Annual Financial Report for 2019 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine na sastanku ombudsmena država BalkanaOmbudsmen prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović razgovarao sa direktorom KPZ DobojOmbudsmen prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović razgovarao sa v.d. direktora KPZ Banja LukaOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić prisustvuje nastavku 8. sjednice Zajedničke komisije za ljudska prava Parlamentarne skupštine BiHOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na webinaru o 25 godina DejtonaOmbudsmen prof. dr. Ljubinko Mitrović razgovarao sa predstavnikom Green team-aActivities 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 Situation of Victims of Domestic Violence in Canton 10, September 2020P-176/20 - Recommendation regarding the availability of laws and other general legal acts at all levels of the legislative power in Bosnia and HerzegovinaP-136/20 - Marking of envelopes in postal traffic related to Covid-19SR on the representation of constituent peoples and others in institutions, administrative organizations and regulatory bodies of BiH, FBiH, RS, BD BiH and cantons of FBiH with the exception of police