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implementation of the inter-Entity agreement on health insurance with a view to
guaranteeing access to pension benefits and health care by persons who move from
one Entity to another.
25.
The Committee remains concerned that the activity under the National Action Plan
to Combat Trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2008-2012 in relation to internal
harmonization of criminal legislation at the level of State, Entities and Brčko District has
still been delayed. The Committee is also concerned that no statistical data are available
concerning a number of cases where charges were brought against law enforcement
officials involved in trafficking, and on sentences imposed (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party promote the harmonization of
legislation in the field of criminalization of trafficking in human beings at all levels of
the State. The Committee also requests the State party to provide statistical data on
the number of cases where charges were brought against law enforcement officials
involved in trafficking, and on sentences imposed.
26.
The Committee is concerned that victims of trafficking are not recognized in the
State party’s legislation as potential recipients of social protection assistance (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party develop and adopt amendments to
the Laws on Social Protection and Labour in order, in accordance with international
standards, to recognize victims of trafficking as an eligible group for social protection
assistance.
27.
The Committee is concerned about the still existing practice of early marriage before
the legal age, particularly within the Roma community (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to raise
awareness of the legal age to enter marriage in the State party and conduct
widespread educational campaigns, especially among the Roma community, on the
harmful effects of early marriage.
28.
The Committee is concerned about unavailability of statistical data demonstrating
the impact of the numerous measures on reducing domestic violence in the State party (art.
10).
The Committee requests the State party to provide information and statistical data in
its next periodic report on the impact of the criminalization of domestic violence, as
well as of the adoption of Strategy to Prevent and Combat Domestic Violence in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and of the measures taken for combating domestic violence.
29.
The Committee is deeply concerned about the extent of poverty in the State party, in
particular among displaced persons, minority returnees, children without parental care,
pensioners, persons with disabilities, the Roma people and families with two or more
children (art. 11).
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation and urges the State party to:
(a)
Develop the official determination of the poverty line and its yearly
adjustment;
(b)
Address extreme poverty faced in particular by members of
marginalized groups, including minorities, and to ensure, on a priority basis, that
adequate social assistance be provided to individuals and groups living below the
poverty line;
(c)
Assess the impact of any laws and policies on the enjoyment of economic,
social and cultural rights by individuals and groups living in poverty on the basis of
regularly updated data, disaggregated by sex, age, ethnic background, social status
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