Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Background information about Bosnia and Herzegovina:


Universal Periodic Review

Bosnia and Herzegovina was examined under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 7th session of the UPR Working Group (8-19 February 2010).


Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

Committee on the Rights of the Child

Bosnia and Herzegovina will be examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 61st session, 17 September - 5 October 2012 in Geneva.

Recent

Committee on the Rights of the Child

Bosnia and Herzegovina was examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at its 55th session, 13 September-1 October 2010 in Geneva, on issues related to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and children in armed conflict.

Committee Against Torture

Bosnia and Herzegovina was examined by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - at its 45th session, 1-19 November 2010 in Geneva.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Bosnia and Herzegovina was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - at its 77th session, 2-27 August 2010 in Geneva.

Committee on Migrant Workers

Bosnia and Herzegovina was examined by the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families - at its 10th session, 20 April - 1 May 2009.


Special Procedures

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances conducted a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 to 21 June 2010.


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