Press statement | 25.08.2017 Ombudspersons opened an ex officio investigation Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Related to the events that took place in Kruščica nearby Vitez on night 23/24 August, when according to the allegations reported by the media based on the evidence given by the eye-witnesses, members of the special police unit forces of the Ministry of Interior of Central Bosnia Canton hurt more women who placed blockades on the road intending to prevent the construction of a mini hydropower plant in the mentioned place. Ombudspersons of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened an ex officio investigatrion in order to examine all the circumstances of this case. In this respect, the Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina will also review the procedure for obtaining permits for mini-hydropower plants from the point of view of environmental protection and the interest of the local population. Pursuant to the Law on Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Rules of Procedure, Ombudspersons will conduct an investigation and take measures in accordance with their competences in case that any violations of human rights are established. 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 na sjednici Odbora za unutarnju politiku Vijeća ministara Bosne i HercegovineSastanak ombudsmenke Nives Jukić i glavne tužiteljice Kantonalnog tužilaštva Kantona SarajevoOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur razgovarala sa osnivačicom Women4NonViolenceOmbudsmenka dr. Jasminka Džumhur s predstavnicom Fondacije “Infohouse” razgovarala o rodnoj ravnopravnosti na tržištu radaOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić posjetila Centar “Los Rosales” u MostaruOmbudsmenka Nives Jukić u Mostaru razgovarala sa predstavnikom Udruženja “Otac”Activities Archive 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