Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 19 January 2006
- Ratified: 11 January 2008
- Entry into force: 1 May 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN - BS | received 4 November 2024
(done) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
(working)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 3rd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 25 March 2020
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN - BS | received 7 September 2020
GRETA Monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: EN - FR | 6 to 10 September 2021
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 28 June 2022
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 17 June 2022
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN only | received 26 September 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 1 September 2015
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN - BS | submitted 20 January 2016
GRETA Monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 to 10 June 2016
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR| published 17 July 2017
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 13 October 2017
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 8 October 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 11 February 2011
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | submitted 12 August 2011
GRETA Monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 to 16 May 2012
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR - BS| published 14 May 2013
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 7 June 2013
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 25 May 2015
Co-operation
A project on Strengthening access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina is being implemented by the Council of Europe. This project is implemented under the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-2025 and funded through voluntary contributions.
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
