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 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 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