Brcko Supervisor Dr. Raffi Gregorian met with the two Ombudsmen for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. Jasminka Dzumhur and Mr. Ljubomir Sandic, in Brcko on 8 September 2009.
The Ombudsmen visited the District to promote the BiH Ombudsman Office and to introduce the new head of the field office, and assistant to the BiH Ombudsmen in Brcko, Mr. Faruk Latifovic. They also met with the President of the Brcko Judicial Commission and the Mayor of Brcko District.
Now fully staffed, the Office of the Ombudsman in Brcko will be able to assist citizens in human rights issues in Brcko and neighboring municipalities five days a week. They will be able to receive and deal with complaints submitted by District residents as well as from surrounding communities. The contact details for the Office are:
Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Field Office in Brcko
Trg mladih 8/I
Phone/Fax. : 049 217 347
E-mail: info@ombudsmen.gov.ba
“The Supervisor’s office has been receiving complaints related to human rights for more than 12 years. The BiH Ombudsman Office in Brcko, now functioning in its full capacity, is able to deal with such complaints, and we would advise citizens to address their human rights concerns to the most appropriate address, the Office of the BiH Ombudsman,” the Supervisor said.