Strengthening democratic innovations and promoting human rights at local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s aspiration to enhance citizen participation and human rights protection at all levels is supported by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in the framework of the project “Strengthening democratic innovations and promoting human rights at local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, as part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-2025.

The project builds upon the results of the previous Congress interventions and responds to the needs voiced by relevant stakeholders across the country. It is in line with the political mandate of the Congress and its priorities, and the decisions of the Council of Europe leaders at the Reykjavik Summit. The project intends to propose concrete action for local authorities from Bosnia and Herzegovina to renew democracy and reinforce human rights across their constituencies.

The project intervention aims to:   

  • Further promote deliberative democracy as an innovative form of citizen participation in local decision making and as a complement to representative democracy.
  • Enhance the skills and capacities of local authorities and their associations for advocacy.
  • Enhance the skills and capacities of local authorities and their associations for contribution to strategic goals and commitments for open government.
  • Raise awareness on human rights protection at local level and support human rights-based policymaking at local level.

This project is funded through the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-2025.


 


 


 

Contacts

Marité MORAS

Head of the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance

Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

[email protected]

Natalia MILITELLO

Senior Project Officer

Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

[email protected] 

Damjan JUGOVIĆ

Senior Project Officer

Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo

[email protected]

Ivana IVANDIC

Project Assistant

Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo

[email protected]