ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Example: 231 In a case processed by the Ombudsman a complainant designated the Cantonal
Administration for Inspections of Una-Sana Canton as a party responsible for violation of his
rights. In the complaint, he presented his long-standing problem with a neighbor who breeds bees
in his yard, as a result of which his wife got stung several times, which endangered her life (she
suffers from allergy causing suffocation and can have fatal consequences). During the
investigation, Ombudspersons established that the responsible party did not take all measures
within its competence in order to solve the long-standing problem of keeping beehives that
endanger the safety of the settlement and are not kept in accordance with applicable legal
regulations. It is indisputable that the responsible party issued a decision ordering the relocation
of beehives, but it is disputable whether the mentioned deciso was implemented and the problem
was solved. Subsequently, Ombudspersons issued a recommendation 232. After a while, the
Cantonal Administration for Inspections informed the Ombudsman that it had fined the
complainant's neighbor in the amount of 1,000 BAM for to non-enforcement of the mentioned
decision made in 2018. Subsequent inspection of the site has shown that the responsible party was
not found on the property, but there were no beehives on the premises. The Federal Administration
for Inspections submitted a response stating that it had asked the acting inspector of the Cantonal
Agricultural Inspector of the Una-Sana Canton to report regularly on the activities taken in this
case. Having analyzed the documentation, it was concluded that there was no basis for further
actions in accordance with the above provisions of the Law on Organization of Administrative
Bodies in the Federation of BiH. In this way the case was successfully completed.
Example: 233 Based on information obtained from the media Ombudspersons opened an ex officio
case related to the construction of mini power plant on the river of Doljanka. During the
investigation in the case, information was collected from the relevant authorities, as well as
information from NGOs acting in the field. Following the investigation, a recommendation 234 was
issued to the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, an
investigation was conducted in terms of regulating this issue in Republika Srpska, and a response
was obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republika
Srpska, which explained the manner this matter is governed in Republika Srpska and further steps
planned. The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted a response to
the issued recommendation in which it referred to the issued recommendation and the factual
situation. Based on the above, the case was closed, and the issued recommendation is considered
implemented.
6.8. Public revenues
In 2019 the Department for Economic, Social and Cultural Right registered a total of four cases
related to public revenues. The mentioned cases include the lack of action of the tax authorities on
the filed complaints, and the charge for certain services that the citizens consider to be ill-founded.
Ž-BL-04-603/18
P-122/19 dated 17 April 2019
233
Ž-SA-04-525/19
234
P-175/19 dated 29 July 2019
231
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