OHR Press Releases

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, has welcomed the long awaited arrest of Radovan Karadzic, since 1995 indicted by the Hague Tribunal on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“Today’s arrest proves that justice reaches everyone,” said Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “The news that Radovan Karadzic has been arrested is very positive for Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the whole region,” he said. “While two fugitives, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, still re [...]

“As the first Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of BiH, General Podzic oversaw the transformation of the old entity armies into a professional, NATO-compatible single military force in line with 21st century needs,” said Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian today. “During his tenure the AFBiH became a successful contribut [...]

The current situation in the Stolac Secondary School is unacceptable. Having first in mind the well-being of the children, their rights of access to education must not be hindered by the failure of adults to fulfill their obligations.

The commemoration planned in Kravice on 15 July is “a first-rate example of cynical manipulation by both RS authorities and certain individual representatives of the families,” said Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian today. “The victims’ families deserve better: from the local police, from the RS Authorities, and from those who cl [...]

Ambassador Clifford Bond, the High Representative’s Envoy for Srebrenica, today paid a farewell visit to the Chair of the BiH Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric. The Ambassador stressed that Srebrenica’s future can be best secured through economic development.

„It is high time to stop the propaganda campaign against ‘Transparency International’ and allow independent judicial institutions to investigate any allegations in accordance with principles of due process and impartiality”, Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian said today after meeting with the acting Chief Prosecutor of the BiH Pro [...]

Following the arrest of Stojan Župljanin and his extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, High Representative Miroslav Lajčák has repealed his orders to seize travel documents from 19 individuals associated with the Župljanin support network.

The Principal Deputy High Representative, Raffi Gregorian calls on BiH Parliamentarians to make clear their commitment to human rights when they vote to appoint three BiH Ombudsmen tomorrow.