INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SPECIAL REPORTS MADE IN 2019: - Special Report on the Situation in the Detention Premises in Some Police Administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in preparation of which the Ombudsman's staff visited premises where persons deprived form liberty are held in order to establish the situation. The Special report included also the Ombudsman's recommendations directed to the relevant authorities including the Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska, the Ministry of Interior of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and cantonal ministries of interior, in addition to the Police of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina; - Special Report on the Situation and Challenges Facing the Social Welfare Centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina which tackles weaknesses recognized by the social welfare centers themselves and some other observed by the Ombudsman based on individual complaints lodged by the citizens seeking the protection of their rights. The report gives the answer to the question as to whether the applicable legislative solutions are adjusted to the current situation and needs and whether the available resources of the social welfare centers are sufficient to meet all legal obligations of these centers and the challenges facing these centers in their daily work; - Special Report „Prohibition of Physical Punishment of Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ aims at introduction of ban of physical punishment of the child wherever it was not introduced so far. The ban itself does not include only sanctions, that is, the punishment for violence inflicted by the parents, brother, sister, guardian or foster parent, but also creation of better conditions for socalled positive parenthood, which means the parenthood without the violent methods in upbringing of children; - Special report on Experiences in Implementation of Law on Free Access to Information in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the framework of which was carried out a survey to establish the procedures implemented by the public bodies at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the entities, the cantons, the municipalities and towns and which included recommendation addressed to the responsible public bodies implementation of which should result in better and unconditional implementation of the international standards in the area of free access to information and establishment of an efficient legislative and institutional system for the implementation and protection of the right to access to information. Special Report on the Situation and Challenges Facing the Social Welfare Centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Special Report on the Situation in the Detention Premises in Some Police Administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Special Report „Prohibition of Physical Punishment of Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ Special report on Experiences in Implementation of Law on Free Access to Information in Bosnia and Herzegovina 16