OHR Press Releases
07/05/2023
High Representative visits Ahmići: Respecting the victims essential for successful reconciliation
High Representative Christian Schmidt visited Ahmići and paid respect to the victims of war crimes committed in April 1993.
07/04/2023
Seventh expert consultation on state property: Discussion on property issues related to Annex 9 of DPA
The seventh expert consultation session on state property was held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy in Sarajevo. The Working Group discussed various modalities of ownership, management and use of resources covered under Annex 9 of the Dayton Peace Agreement such as roads, railways and ports and compared it to different legal frameworks in other co [...]
06/23/2023
Latest RS National Assembly decisions do not relieve Republika Srpska of its obligations
The OHR condemns the latest attempts by the Republika Srpska ruling coalition to undermine the integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to hamstring its key institutions.
06/23/2023
Brčko needs to accelerate reforms towards full implementation of the Final Award
Presiding Arbitrator of the Arbitral Tribunal for Brčko, Ambassador Clint Williamson, met this week with Brčko Government and Assembly officials, the District Chief Prosecutor, and the President of the BiH Constitutional Court, as part of his regular duties to assess progress and compliance with the Brčko Final Award.
06/19/2023
Full cooperation with the High Representative is a fundamental obligation under Dayton
The RS National Assembly is set to consider a draft legislation that attempts to erase the obligation to publish acts of the High Representative in the RS Official Gazette. This draft legislation cannot and will not accomplish this misguided goal.
06/13/2023
Fifth expert consultation on state property: Discussion on water resources
The fifth expert consultation session on state property was held today at the Embassy of the United States in Sarajevo.
06/12/2023
High Representative Schmidt: The glorification of war crimes is punishable by law
High Representative Christian Schmidt commented on recently released video footage of Dario Kordic, a convicted war criminal, containing hideous messages related to the crimes for which he was sentenced by the ICTY, and showing no signs of remorse.
05/16/2023
Third expert consultation meeting on state property: Discussion on forestry assets
The third expert consultation session on state property was held yesterday at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sarajevo.
05/10/2023
High Representative presents regular report to the UN Security Council
Today the High Representative, Christian Schmidt, presented his latest regular report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations Security Council in New York.
05/09/2023
Second expert consultation meeting on state property: Focus on agricultural assets
The second expert consultation session on the issue of state property was held yesterday at the Delegation of the European Union in Sarajevo. At this session, the Working Group, which consists of distinguished local and international legal experts, discussed different modalities for regulating the issue of agricultural assets in the context of a co [...]