ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
the three official languages in BiH, a fourth language option is introduced that reads "Bosnian
language and literature, Croatian language and literature, Serbian language and literature” and
that all parents of students by the end of the school year will have the opportunity to opt for the
additional option. The case was closed as no violation of rights was established.
Example: Ombudsmen also acted on complaint 507 Municipality of Glamoč on the grounds of
discrimination and inability to exercise the constitutionally prescribed rights to use language and
script. The complaint alleges that Serbs who make up over 33% of the total number of students at
Glamoč Elementary School have been denied the right to study their native (Serbian) language for
decades. He further states that years ago, and on several occasions, an initiative was introduced
for the introduction of the Serbian language by the parents of the students and the Municipal
Council to the competent Ministry, but to no avail. The complaint clarified that the Municipal
Council, consisting of six Serbs, five Bosniaks and four Croats, unanimously adopted the initiative
and referred it to the addressed Ministry. Finally, they state that Bosniak students attend classes in
their mother tongue, and that Serb students in neighboring municipalities - Drvar and Bosansko
Grahovo that belong to the same canton, have the right to do so, unlike the Glamoč elementary
school students. In a plea 508 on appeal from the Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sports
of Canton 10, stating: “… we are obliged to inform you that the Ministry did not address the
Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sports with a request for the introduction of a national
group of subjects, but for the introduction of the Serbian language in the elementary school
Glamoč from Glamoč. The Ministry does not dispute the right to a national group of cases for
Serb students at the Glamoč Elementary School in Glamoč. Specifically, Article 17 of the
Ordinance on the number of pupils in the elementary school class in the elementary school
(Official Gazette of Herceg-Bosnia Canton No. 7/06) provides: In schools with fewer than 18
students, the Ministry may authorize classes or part of classes in a national group of subjects to
be provided as supplementary classes. Since there are not enough students in the classrooms to
organize classes from a national group of subjects for children of Serbian nationality, according
to the article, it is evident that the conditions for organizing classes from a national group are not
fulfilled in that school. Therefore, classes may be organized in accordance with the
aforementioned article as supplementary classes."
Example: The Ombudsmen opened an investigation ex officio 509 regarding a newspaper article
published on the portal „Slobodna Bosna“ of July 18, 2018, entitled ''Scandalous move by the
Republika Srpska Police: I went to the sea via Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then I was fined for
wearing a checkered jersey ...! '' The Ombudsmen issued a recommendation to the commander of
the Kostajnica Police Station 510. A response to the recommendation was not received.
10.5. Women's Rights
In 2019, men filed a total of 82 complaints and women filed 89 complaints of discrimination, and
when talking about mobbing as the most common form of discrimination in the structure of
Ž-BL-06-487/19
Act of the Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sports of Canton 10, No: 06-01-38-749/19 of 21 November
2019.
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Ž-BL-06-624/18
510
Recommendation No. P-91/19 of 3 April 2019.
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