Home > Departments > Department for the Protection of the Rights in Judiciary and Administration Department for the Protection of the Rights in Judiciary and Administration Department for the Protection of the Rights in Judiciary and Administration shall receive the complaints and ex officio initiate investigations in cases when it establishes violations and problems in exercising rights in the field of judiciary and administration; Department for the Protection of the Rights in Judiciary and Administration: Performs the tasks of improvement and protection of human rights in the field of judiciary and administration; Informs competent authorities, institutions and the public about human rights violations in the field of judiciary and administration; Removing obstacles to the consistent application of inernational conventions ratified by BiH; Participates in the drafting of laws and other regulations in the area of human rights in the field of judiciary and administration; It acts as a preventive violation of human rights in the area of judiciary and administration and removes them when it comes to them; Educates citizens how to use mechanisms for protecting their rights; Cooperates with system institutions, non-governmental sector and individuals in order to protect civil and political rights, and supports the media promotion activities of the same; Also performs other activities in the field of promotion and protection of human rights in the field of judiciary and administration. Head of Department/Assistant Ombudsman - Expert Advisor Maja Pandžić Marić Expert Advisor Alma Mehonić Kišić Expert Advisor Ante Šakota Expert Advisor Nenad Međo Useful Links Cooperation with NGO Agreements of the Ombudsperson Institution of BiH with other ombudsman institutions 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 ActivitiesOmbudsmen dr. Nevenko Vranješ prisustvuje sjednici Narodne skupštine Republike SrpskeOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić na sastanku sa direktorom Instituta za medicinsko vještačenje zdravstvenog stanjaSastanak ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur sa federalnim ministrom zdravstvaOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur učestvovala na panel diskusiji o ulozi mladih, institucija i civilnog društva u zaštiti novinara i medijskih radnika Ombudsmen dr Nevenko Vranješ na sjednici Odbora za predstavke, prijedloge i društveni nadzor Ombudsmenka Nives Jukić na svečanom otvaranju dijela novoizgrađenog zatvorskog kompleksa na IgmanuActivities Archive Latest publications Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2024P-83/25 - Recommendation regarding the treatment of the 31st child who was found unaccompanied by his parents in the Brcko District of Bosnia and HerzegovinaP-24/25 - Initiative to adopt the Law on Freedom of Access to Information of the Brčko District of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSpecial report regarding the prevention of the risk of statelessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 2024