Violation of the Rights of Persons with Mental Illness in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Scientific Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: B, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, course: Human Rights for Specific Groups: Women, Children, Persons with Disabilities and Migrants, language: English, abstract: On 2 February 2016, the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Had?imejli? and Others against Bosnia and Herzegovina became final. By this judgement, the violation of the applicants' rights to security and liberty prescribed by the Article 5 of the Convention has been established to be caused by the unlawful detention of the applicants in the social care institutions. After more than a year passed from the date of the judgement becoming final, Bosnia and Herzegovina still face difficulties in adopting an action plan on implementation of the measures posed by the judgement concerned.

Pe?a ?urasovi? is a Lawyer, graduated from the Law Faculty of the State University of Sarajevo. In addition, he passed a bar exam. In 2018 Pe?a ?urasovi? completed his master's degree in Governance and Human Rights at Leuphana University of Luneburg, Federal Republic of Germany. Pe?a ?urasovi? worked for three years at the Office of the Agent of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina before the European Court of Human Rights as a Legal Advisor. In 2016 Pe?a ?urasovi? also served as a member of the defence expert team on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the oral hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Med?lis Islamske Zajednice Br?ko and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Article 10 of the Convention - alleged violation of the applicants' freedom of expression). He is currently employed at Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina as an Analyst.