ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Prison 247, Zenica Prison 248, Istočno Sarajevo Prison 249, Tuzla Prison 250, Doboj Prison251, Mostar
Prison 252, Prison 253, Busovača Prison 254. Visits were mostly unannounced. During these visits, the
representatives of the Institution conduct interviews with persons deprived of their liberty and
monitor the current situation in the institutions. The aim of monitoring visits and reporting is to
present to the public and government officials issues that threaten the exercise of the human rights
of persons serving prison sentences and other persons deprived of their liberty.
7.2.1 Special report on the situation in detention facilities in some police administrations in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 2019 Ombudspersons presented to the public their Special report on the situation in detention
facilities in some police administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina 255. Shortly prior to that they
visited police administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina 256, and based on interviews with
managements of these institutions, insight into the documents and direct observation during the
visits, they drafted this report.
Having analyzed the situation in the detention facilities, Ombudspersons drafted their general
recommendations to the Government of Republika Srpska, the Government of Brčko District of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of Sarajevo Canton, the Government of Zenica-Doboj
Canton, the Government of Central Bosnia Canton, the Government of Tuzla Canton and the
Government of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton: to allocate necessary funds in order to implement
the recommendations of the Ombudsman sent to the competent ministries of interior regarding the
necessary adaptation of detention facilities. 257 These activities should include the installation of
video surveillance to control and prevent undesirable behavior or self-harm of persons deprived of
247
Visit conducted on 13 March 2019 by the Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons
Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and Expert Associate Naida Korajlić
248
Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and Expert
Associate Naida Korajlić visited the closed-type prison in Zenica on 26 March 2019. Visit conducted also on 10 July
2019 by Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and
Expert Associate Naida Korajlić and Expert Associate Ante Šakota
249
Visit conducted on 21 May 2019 by Ombudspersons Ljubinko Mitrović, Nives Jukić and Jasminka Džumhur
250
Visit conducted on 01 July 2019 by Ombudsperson Jasminka Džumhur, Assistant Ombudsman Vedrana Pavlović
and a volunteer Jasna Kolar. A visit was also conducted on 11 November 2019 by Assistant Ombudsman Vedrana
Pavlović and the volunteers Nevena Filipović and Selma Hašić.
251
Visit conducted on 17 June 2019 by the Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived
of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and Expert Advisor Hajrija Adžamija. A visit was also conducted on 09 October 2019
the Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and
Expert Associate Naida Korajlić
252
Visit conducted on 22.08.2019 the Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of
Liberty Vedrana Pavlović. A visit was also conducted on 04 November 2019 by the Head of the Department for the
Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and Expert Advisor Maja Pandžić Marić.
253
Visit conducted on 30 August 2019 by the Head of the Department for the Exercise of the Rights of Persons
Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and Expert Associate Mirjana Trifković
254
Visit conducted on 14 October 2019 by Ombudsperson Jasminka Džumhur, by the Head of the Department for the
Exercise of the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Vedrana Pavlović and a volunteer Amar Nijemčević.
255
Special report on situation in detention facilities in some police administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
available at uhttps://www.ombudsmen.gov.ba/documents/obmudsmen_ doc2019041 708251344 bos.pdf
256
In this occasion visits were conducted to the police administrations within the Ministry of Interior of Republika
Srpska (Police Administration Banja Luka, Police Administration Prijedor, Police Administration Doboj and Police
Administration Bijeljina), the Ministry of Interior of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and cantonal ministries
of interior (Police Administration Sarajevo, Police Administration Zenica, Police Administration Mostar, Police
Administration Travnik and Police Administration Tuzla) and the Police of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
257
Pursuant the standards set out in the European Prison Rules
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