Structural Dialogue on Justice: Are there any improvements?
After reading of all the recommendations of Structural dialogue, it is easy to conclude that Bosnian-Herzegovinian judiciary has not improved after initiative of mentioned mechanism.
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BH. Parliament: The election process for the new Ombudspersons moves on!
As a result of our interventions we can conclude that at the yesterdays session (July 1st 2015) Rules of procedures were adopted that include almost all amendments that the Initiative has proposed.
Namir Ibrahimović – Primary and secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina: current state and recommendations for reforms
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina is at a stand still – twenty years after the war, teaching methods in primary and secondary schools have not evolved.
Proposal for amendments to the Procedures on the election of the three ombudspersons in BiH
The Initiative for Monitoring European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina has submitted amendments to the Procedure of the ad-hoc committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the election of the three ombudspersons.
Proposal to the parliamentary Joint Committee for Human Rights to held special sessions
Based on these developments we have proposed two special sessions of the Joint Committee for Human Rights, one on the Ombudsman Institution and Ombudsman Law and the second one on the Anti-discrimination Legislation and Policy
Open Letter to the Council of Europe
We the undersigned, human rights promoters and worried citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe, want to voice our concern over the fact that the politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina will be presiding over the Council of Europe as of May 19, 2015.
BOSNIA DAILY – RS Parliament Will Not Vote on Heavily Criticized Draft Laws
The Initiative for Monitoring European Integrations said that the law would target critics of the government’s work.
Terry Reintke: Civil Society Must be Engaged in the New BiH Ombudspersons Selection Process
Reintke holds the opinion that PA BiH Ad-hoc Committee for the Appointment of BiH Ombudsman in its work must actively include the representatives of civil society organisations that are protecting and promoting human and minority rights.
Members of the Initiative seek the participation of civil society in the process of appointment of the three Human Rights Ombudsmen in BiH
We believe that it is desirable and useful for civil society organizations that are active in the field of promotion and protection of human rights, to also be actively involved in the entire process of the appointment of the Ombudsmen.
Members of the Initiative held meeting with the EU Delegation in BiH and Embassies
Members of the Initiative have expressed concern that reforms will be only declarative obligation for the responsible stakeholders.
Women in governments: myth or reality?
The absence of women in governments, who in the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina have significant (if not the most significant) influence on decision-making processes, has been quite an issue for years, and nonetheless, mechanisms for improving the situation have not been established yet.
The Initiative warns: Blocking IPA funds does not punish those responsible for political obstruction
Adopting the Strategy was supposed to enable BiH to access the IPA fund set up to help reduce the number of unsolved war crimes cases.