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 2027-2029 Medium-Term Plan 2026-2028 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 na svečanoj manifestaciji u zajedničkoj organizaciji Vlada Republike Srpske i SrbijeOmbudsmenke dr. Jasminka Džumhur i Nives Jukić održale sastanak sa predstavnicima Predsjedavajućeg OSCE-a za borbu protiv netolerancije i diskriminacijeOmbudsmeni dr. Nevenko Vranješ i dr. Jasminka Džumhur na konferenciji “Rasizam, vjera i uvjerenje: izazovi i prilike“Sastanak ombudsmenke Nives Jukić s ombudsmenom za zaštitu potrošača u BiHOmbudsmeni dr. Nevenko Vranješ i dr. Jasminka Džumhur učestvuju na Forumu u IstanbuluOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur na sastanku u organizaciji Kantonalne uprave za inspekcijske posloveActivities Archive Latest publications Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2025Special report on manifestations, mechanisms of protection and prevention of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 2025Annual 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 Herzegovina