INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA of the Fund for Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, through the Public Invitation, within which there is a LOT to support education for persons with disabilities, facilitate access to education for persons with disabilities. Example: The Association of Visually Impaired Tuzla Citizens has submitted a complaint to the Institution 458 stating that several students from the University of Tuzla had contacted the Association, who indicated that they encountered a problem when applying for the Public Invitation. The applications of students of the University of Tuzla are rejected because the University of Tuzla allegedly does not pay the Fund a tax of 0.5%. The Institution has obtained information from the said University from which it is clearly evident that for the current year all obligations have been met. The Fund for Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is also expected to make a statement, after which a final decision will be made by the Ombudsman. 9.6. Public transportation accessibility One of the principles underlying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, contained in Article 3 of the UN Convention, is the principle of non-discrimination and accessibility. Article 9 of the Convention provides for an obligation on the State party to take appropriate measures to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities, including all structures, roads, transport and other indoor and outdoor spaces. When it comes to accessibility, persons with disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina face a number of difficulties, and delaying the resolution of accessibility issues certainly makes it difficult to advance all other rights of persons with disabilities and to achieve the principles of equality, nondiscrimination and equality. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its Concluding Considerations of 12 April 2017 expressed concern that: “… there is no comprehensive accessibility strategy or laws with effective sanctions that are harmonized at all levels, and that most public buildings and institutions, with particular reference to those providing free legal aid and/or, in particular, services for persons with disabilities, as well as public transport, are not accessible… ” 459 The stated position of the UN Committee is confirmed by the complaint considered in the Institution concerning the issue of taxi licenses for the transportation of persons with disabilities. Example: A complainant filed a complaint 460 stating that he could not have been issued a taxi license to transport people with disabilities because the legal regulations do not know a taxi license Ž-SA-02-1206/19 Concluding comments available at: http://www.mhrr.gov.ba/ljudska_prava/Prava_osoba_sa_invaliditetom/Zakljucna%20razmatranja%20i%20preporuk e%20Komiteta%20za%20prava%20osoba%20sa%20invaliditetom%20za%20BiH.pdf 460 Ž-SA-02-1269/16, P-283/19: to take concrete measures immediately upon receipt of the recommendation in order to ensure accessibility and availability of public transport to all persons with disabilities, to provide an adequate number of public transport vehicles, that is, an adequate number of licenses for carrying out taxi transportation for persons with disabilities, in the process of amending relevant Involve associations of persons with disabilities in the 458 459 112