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ABOUT
THE INSTITUTION |
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The
Ombudsman of Republika Srpska - Human Rights Protector is an independent institution
that assists the citizens and the legal bodies to achieve or
protect their legitimate rights, freedoms and
legitimate interests in cases when it is violated by the
authorities of RS and the organizations performing public
services.
The Ombudsman of Republika Srpska is an institution
established by the Law on RS Ombudsman adopted by the
National Assembly of Republika Srpska on 08.02.2000. The first
ombudsmen were appointed on 28.04.2000 by the then
Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina and started
receiving the applicants on 30.11.2000. The Ombudsman
is obliged to protect the human dignity, rights and
freedoms as enshrined by the Constitution of BaH, the RS
Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Work of the Ombudsman is free of charge for the applicants.
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At the National Assembly's session held on 28.12.2004 elected was new Ombudsman, that is Ms Nada Grahovac representing Serb people, and her two deputies, Mr. Enes Hašić, who is representing Bosnian people and Mr. Milan Šubarić from Croat people.
The
Ombudsman Institution has significant results and it helped many
citizens to achieve their rights.
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