Dunja mijatovic biography

Dunja Mijatović of Bosnia and Herzegovina was elected as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on January 24, 2018. Previously, she was appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in March 2010, and reappointed for a second term in March 2013.

She is an expert in media law and regulation.

Mijatović was a founder of the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mijatović was a founder of the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I have dedicated my career to advancing human rights, and humanitarian law.

A Bosnian human rights expert and activist.

Dunja Mijatović was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in January by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly and took up her position on 1.

Dunja Mijatović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) was Commissioner for Human Rights from 1st April to 31 March As Commissioner, she has focused her.

In 1998, as one of the founders of the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, she helped to create a legal, regulatory and policy framework for the media in a complex post-war society. She was also involved in setting up a self-regulatory Press Council and the first Free Media Helpline in South East Europe.

In 2007 she was elected Chair of the European Platform of Regulatory Agencies. She was the first non-EU Member State representative and the first woman to hold this post. Previously, she chaired the Council of Europe’s Group of Specialists on freedom of expression and information in times of crisis.

During her Chairmanship, the CoE Committee