Refugee Rights Department

The Department for the Rights of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Returnees performs the following tasks:

• preparation of proposals for determining and improving policies in the area of: refugees from BiH, displaced persons in BiH and returnees,

• securing access and protecting the rights of refugees in BiH and foreigners under subsidiary protection;

• preparation of laws and by-laws and other regulations related to refugees, displaced persons and returnees;

• preparation of by-laws and other regulations related to refugees in BiH and foreigners under subsidiary protection;

• coordination of activities with competent ministries and institutions from entities and Brčko District of BiH regarding refugees, displaced persons and returnees and the exercise of their status and other rights;

• professional assistance to displaced persons, returnees, refugees in BiH and foreigners under subsidiary protection in exercising and protecting their rights in BiH in accordance with international conventions in the field of human rights and domestic laws;

• cooperation with domestic and international governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions and organizations of civil society in the field of their work, especially the implementation of Annex 7 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH;

• preparation of expert reports, information and analysis for the needs of the Ministry, the Presidency of BiH, the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, collection of statistical and other indicators, development, maintenance and updating of databases, as well as other tasks within the competence of the Department.

Relevant documents:

• Strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement,

• The revised strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement

• The Law on Refugees from BiH and Displaced Persons in BiH,

• Asylum Act,

• Rulebook on the method of obtaining health insurance for persons who have been granted international protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• Rulebook on accommodation, working methods, functioning and house rules in the Refugee Reception Center "Salakovac" in Mostar,

• Rulebook on how to exercise the right to education of persons who have been granted international protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• Rulebook on how to exercise the right to social assistance for persons who have been granted international protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• Rulebook on the method of exercising the right to work for persons granted international protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• Agreement on pooling and means of realizing funds for the exercise of rights from Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 2019,

• Decision on the reallocation of funds from the budget of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the budget of the Return Fund for 2019.

Reports:

• Report on the care of refugees and foreigners under subsidiary protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Report on the realization of the Revised Strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement

Useful links:

• Federal Ministry of Displaced Persons and Refugees

• Republican Secretariat for Displaced Persons and Migration

• Department for Displaced Persons, Refugees and Housing Affairs of the Government of Brčko District BiH

• UNHCR in BiH

• Bosnian Women's Initiative (BHIŽ)

• Association "Your Rights BiH" (VPBiH)

• Union for Sustainable Return and Integration in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Activities:

AGDM exercises in cooperation with UNHCR - a participatory assessment with a focus on persons under international protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to collect information about the specific security risks that these persons face as well as their causes, understanding their capacities and discussing proposed solutions. More on the... link