Press statement | 14.10.2020 International White Cane Day International White Cane Day On the occasion of marking October 15, International White Cane Day, the Ombudsmen of Bosnia and Herzegovina Prof. Dr. Ljubinko Mitrović, Dr. Jasminka Džumhur and Nives Jukić call on the competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act, adopt specific policies and strategic documents with clearly defined goals and allocated financial resources, contribute to the improvement of the position of blind people in society and the community. The unsatisfactory position of blind people is most often the result of various forms of discrimination, stigmatization, inability to find employment, as well as difficult access to assistance. The everyday problems of blind people are almost inconceivable to people who see, and the most common problems relate to architectural barriers and inadequately marked terrain for the movement of blind people. This is why blind people need constant accompaniment from the people they see. The fact is that in a world full of cars and heavy traffic, the white cane is an aid that allows the blind to move independently in familiar terrain, and is also a traffic trademark of blind people. International White Cane Day is celebrated around the world with the aim of raising public awareness of the specific needs of blind and partially sighted people, but also the obligations of the community towards them. 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 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 ActivitiesOmbudsman dr. Nevenko Vranješ na sastanku sa Specijalnim izvjestiocem UN-a za prava na slobodu mirnog okupljanja i udruživanjaOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić s predstavnicima MEASURE II razgovarala o pitanjima rodne ravnopravnostiPosjeta ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur Kazneno-popravnom zavodu ZenicaSastanak ombudsmenke dr. Jasminke Džumhur s predstavnicima ambasade Kraljevine NizozemskeSastanak ombudsmena dr Nevenka Vranješa s predstavnicom Helsinškog parlamenta građana u BanjaluciOmbudsmenke na sastanku Posebne grupe za reformu javne upraveActivities Archive Latest publications Special report on underage marriages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 2024Universal periodic review of the state of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina - IV Cycle, March 2024Special report on the care of children without parental care with a special focus on the situation in institutions, September 2023Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2022