INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Example: Citizens' Assistance Associations for People with Special Needs Šamac submitted complaint 400 stating that the competent authorities are violating the right to work of parents who are taking care of a helpless child all day because it is impossible for them to find employment anywhere. Children have gone through a categorization process and in most cases they are children with mental disabilities. Children and their parents, i.e. these families exercise their rights in accordance with the existing regulations of the Republika Srpska (personal disability allowance and monthly allowance of 80 KM, which is 180 KM in total), which is not sufficient to meet basic living needs, and they consider that unfairly transfer the whole burden to the family or parents of the children. The complaint also points to the practice of individual countries in an environment where one parent of a child with special needs is provided with benefits, namely the right to a monthly gross salary. According to a statement by representatives of the Association, they addressed the Ministry of Social Protection of the Republika Srpska, which refers to the provisions of the Law on Social Protection of the Republika Srpska. The Institution sent an act to the Ministry of Social Protection of the Republika Srpska requesting information on possible new plans, and in particular plans for 2020, in order, among other things, to improve the status and increase the rights of children with special needs/disabilities in psychophysical development, and therefore team and their families. Specific answers are expected in the coming period, after which a final decision will be made. 8.8. Juveniles in conflict with the law Ombudsmen consider that improving the institutional treatment of minors in conflict with the law is imperative for all competent authorities "because any "failure" of society, i.e. any negative reaction in this segment of social behavior can have catastrophic consequences for a child in conflict with the law, but also for society as a whole." Ombudsmen, in cooperation with UNICEF in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have been monitoring the situation of institutions for juveniles in conflict with the law for a long time, and subsequently produced a document titled “Analysis of the situation of juveniles in conflict with the law in Bosnia and Herzegovina” 401. In 2018, cooperation with UNICEF continued and resulted in a document entitled: Report on the Implementation of Recommendations from the document entitled “Analysis of the Situation in Institutions in which Juveniles in Conflict with the Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina are located” and an assessment of the current situation 402. The Ombudsmen are satisfied with the cooperation with the institutions, pointing out that significant progress has been made in the period of two years and that the Ombudsman's recommendations have been partially implemented. The Ombudsmen monitored the implementation of the recommendations sent to the competent authorities during 2019 and requested the submission of information from institutions and competent bodies. The Ombudsmen ascertain some progress in this field. It is recalled that the Ombudsmen recommended to the administration of the Sarajevo Correctional Institution to provide adequate conditions for the execution of the detention measure for juveniles and to ensure Ž-BL-02-889/19 https://www.ombudsmen.gov.ba/documents/obmudsmen_doc2018111912083431bos.pdf 402 https://www.ombudsmen.gov.ba/documents/obmudsmen_doc2016100610154998bos.pdf 400 401 96