JMBG: Because It Can get Worse
JMBG: Because It Can get Worse

Summary/Abstract: The most massive protests over the failure to adopt the Law on the Unique Master Citizen Number (JMBG) were held June 11, 2013, when thousands of citizens came onto the streets. As the most radical act carried out after the war, these protests were a blockage of the B&H institutions. The protests were characterized by the peaceful gathering of citizens who demonstrated against the irresponsibility of their politicians. Due to the non-existence of JMBG, babies born since February 2013 in B&H are, in fact, at risk of higher mortality: they are unable to travel beyond the borders of B&H to receive medical treatment outside the country. Failing to adopt JMBG, which provides a newborn citizen with his or her personal identification number, represents an unjust attack on the rights of the citizens of this country. The situation was enough to trigger massive protests among citizens, especially after hearing of the case of Belmina Ibrišević, a three-month-old baby, because she could not travel outside of the country for needed medical treatment.

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