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 Useful Links 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 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 2022-2024 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 u Zagrebu razgovarala sa Pučkom pravobraniteljicom Republike HrvatskeSastanak ombudsmenke Nives Jukić s Pravobraniteljicom za ravnopravnost spolova Republike HrvatskeOmbudsmeni Bosne i Hercegovine na Generalnoj skupštini ENNHRI-ja u BriseluOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na konferenciji Fondacije CURE u okviru projekta „Zalaganje za ženska prava“Institucija Ombudsmena u kampanji „Djeca preuzimaju“Ombudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ razgovarao sa predstavnicima UNHCR-aActivities 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 Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2021Special Report on Situation in Institutions where Children in Conflict with the Law are Placed, December 2021Methodology of visits to the institutions where children in conflict with the law are placed in order to establish the state of facts, december 2021Special Report on Hate Speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2021