Emina Zahirović-Pintarić je advokatica sa više od 14 godina iskustva u privatnoj praksi, međunarodnim organizacijama i javnom sektoru, specijalizirana za ljudska prava, strateško parničenje i diskriminaciju. Ovlaštena je sudska tumačica za engleski jezik i vanjska saradnica kompanije Fragomen, jedne od vodećih svjetskih firmi za imigraciono pravo i globalnu mobilnost zaposlenika, kroz koju savjetuje multinacionalne kompanije o pitanjima imigracije i rada stranaca u Bosni i Hercegovini. Tokom karijere sarađivala je sa organizacijama kao što su USAID, IFC – International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, IOM, OHCHR, UN Women, Transparency International, OECD/SIGMA, TRIAL International, Collective Aid, No Name Kitchen i BIRN. Imenovana je na listu vanjskih saradnika Nacionalnog preventivnog mehanizma za sprečavanje torture pri Instituciji ombudsmena za ljudska prava Bosne i Hercegovine, nezavisnog mehanizma uspostavljenog u skladu sa OPCAT standardima radi nadzora mjesta gdje se nalaze osobe lišene slobode i prevencije torture, nečovječnog ili ponižavajućeg postupanja. Njeno iskustvo uključuje monitoring praksi imigracionog pritvora, zastupanje u jednom od rijetkih uspješnih postupaka za dobijanje izbjegličkog statusa u Bosni i Hercegovini tokom 2024. godine, kao i autorstvo zahtjeva za ocjenu ustavnosti odredbi Zakona o doprinosima FBiH, pokrenutog pred Ustavnim sudom FBiH na inicijativu Parlamenta FBiH. Također je izrađivala pravne analize za OHCHR protiv kriminalizacije klevete u Republici Srpskoj u skladu sa standardima Evropskog suda za ljudska prava te pružala ekspertsku podršku u predmetima koji se odnose na imigracioni pritvor i SLAPP postupke pred međunarodnim sudovima. U svom radu fokusira se na povezivanje međunarodnih standarda ljudskih prava sa konkretnim i provedivim pravnim rješenjima u kompleksnim i politički osjetljivim predmetima.

Emina Zahirović-Pintarić is an attorney at law with more than 14 years of experience across private practice, international organisations, and the public sector, specialising in human rights, strategic litigation, and discrimination cases. She is a certified court translator for English and an external legal partner to Fragomen, one of the world’s leading immigration law and global mobility firms, advising multinational clients on immigration and work authorisation matters in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with organisations including USAID, IFC – International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, IOM, OHCHR, UN Women, Transparency International, OECD/SIGMA, TRIAL International, Collective Aid, No Name Kitchen and BIRN. She has been appointed to the roster of external experts of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture under the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an independent mechanism established in line with OPCAT standards to monitor places of detention and prevent torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Her work has included monitoring immigration detention practices, securing refugee status in Bosnia and Herzegovina in one of only two successful asylum cases in 2024, drafting the constitutional review initiative challenging provisions of the Federation of BiH Law on Contributions before the Constitutional Court of the Federation of BiH at the initiative of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH, and preparing legal analysis for OHCHR opposing the criminalisation of defamation in Republika Srpska based on ECtHR standards. She has also provided expert legal analysis in cases concerning immigration detention and SLAPP proceedings before international courts. Her professional focus is on translating international human rights standards into practical and enforceable legal strategies in complex and politically sensitive contexts.