United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights CCPR/C/BIH/CO/2 Distr.: General 13 November 2012 Original: English Human Rights Committee Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted by the Committee at its 106th session (15 October–2 November 2012) 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina (CCPR/C/BIH/2) at its 2934th and 2935th meetings (CCPR/C/SR.2934 and CCPR/C/SR.2935), held on 22 and 23 October 2012. At its 2945th meeting (CCPR/C/SR.2945), held on 31 October 2012, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the information presented therein. It expresses appreciation for the opportunity to renew its constructive dialogue with the State party’s high-level delegation on the measures that the State party has taken during the reporting period to implement the provisions of the Covenant. The Committee is grateful to the State party for its written replies to the list of issues (CCPR/BIH/Q/2/Add.1) which were supplemented by the oral responses provided by the delegation. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the following legislative and other steps taken by the State party: (a) The enactment of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination in 2009; (b) The adoption by the Parliamentary Assembly of a resolution on the fight against domestic violence (Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, No. 15/08) in 2008; (c) The adoption of the National War Crimes Prosecution Strategy in 2008; (d) The adoption of a revised strategy for the implementation of annex 7 (the Framework Programme for the Return of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons) in 2010. 4. The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international instruments: GE.12-47619 (a) The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on 30 March 2012;