KLIX.ba – Devastating statistics about women’s participation in BIH authorities
According to the latest research, out of 68 cantonal ministers only 8 are women, and women’s participation in the legislative does not exceed 20 percent.
Author: Inela Hadžić
It is necessary to secure equality of BIH official languages
Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Coalition for Combat Against Hate Speech and Hate Crime warn against the politicization of the name issue of official languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Alternative Progress Report BiH 2015, promotion and discussion in Banja Luka
European Integration and Regional Cooperation Committee of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska and the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH organize the thematic session where the findings of the Alternative Progress Report BiH 2015: political criteria will be presented.
Alternative Progress Report 2015 – Is the period of significant progress ahead of us? – Sarajevo, 22.09.2015
Presentation and discussion about observations from Alternative Progress Report 2015 on the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of EU integration and about EU reforms approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
BOSNIA DAILY – Work Group Debates Amendments to the Antidiscrimination Law
A work group for drafting amendments to the BiH Law on Discrimination Ban held its first meeting, presided by the BiH Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees
Towards a better ombudsman law, towards a better protection of citizens rights
In the last two days representatives of the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been taking part in the Working group of the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees that has the task to produce a new Ombudsman For Human Rights Institution Law.
Model Law on the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BIH
Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH: Model Law on the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BIH
Sarajevo, 2015.
Council of Ministers should engage CSOs in the drafting of the Law on ban of incitement and spreading of ethnic, religious, racial and other forms of hatred in BiH
Coalition for Combat Against Hate Speech and Hate Crime and Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of BiH sent a letter to Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of BiH.
BOSNIA DAILY: Citizens and Their Rights Must be the Ombudsman’s Focus
Bosnia Daily, August 5, 2015 PDF version find here. A coalition of 30 civil society organizations from across Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a panel last week on the reform of the institution of ombudsman. Sasa Gavric, executive director at Sarajevo Open Center and the “Initiative for Monitoring of European Integrations” coalition’s activist said that the … Continued
APR 2015: Labour, health care and social protection
Legal framework The social security system in BiH includes: the social insurance, the social benefits, the family and children’s protection and the veterans’ protection. These rights are the exclusive jurisdiction of the entities/cantons and Brčko District. Depending on the place of their residence, the BiH citizens, hence, are treated differently in regards to the realizing of the right to … Continued
APR 2015: Fight against discrimination
Legal framework With the pressure from the international community and with the goal of visa liberalization, Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination in 2009. A large number of obligations arising from law that were supposed to happen a few months after the adoption of the law were never fulfilled. Ministry for Human Rights and … Continued
APR 2015: Freedom of assembly and association
Current situation As stated in chapter 1.7 Civil Society, the pressure on civil society organizations has rapidly intensified in Republika Srpska. It should be noted that it is a continuation of attacks on civil society organizations in Republika Srpska. Let us recall that the ruling political party in Republika Srpska (SNSD) has published a book … Continued