OHR Press Releases

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extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, High Representative Miroslav Lajčák has repealed his orders to seize travel documents from 19 individuals associated with the Župljanin support network.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

The Envoy of the High Representative for Srebrenica, Ambassador Clifford Bond, at the end of his one year mandate, paid a farewell visit to the RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik. Ambassador Bond, who supervised the international community's activities in and around Srebrenica and served as the contact point for local authorities at all levels on issu [...]

Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian met today with a delegation of Transparency International BiH, consisting of Executive Director Srđan Blagovčanin, Executive Board member Emir Đikić and Programme Manager Bojan Stančević.

Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian met today with the Ambassador of Ireland to BiH Patrick A. McCabe. During the meeting PDHR Gregorian briefed Ambassador McCabe on progress in the reform processes and the situation in BiH following the PIC and the signing of a Stabilization and Accession Agreement with the EU. Ambassador McCabe c [...]

“Notable progress has been made in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last month, but important challenges lie ahead to enable a full transition from OHR to EUSR”, High Representative/EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told EU Enlargement Commission Olli Rehn and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) – a key EU foreign policy body – i [...]

At the request of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC), High Representative Miroslav Lajčák today extended the mandate of Sven Marius Urke as an international member of the HJPC until 31 December 2009.

High Representative Miroslav Lajčák today issued a Decision extending the State and Entity laws that temporarily prohibit disposals of state property until there is an acceptable and sustainable resolution on the apportionment of State Property.

High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, expresses his heartfelt condolences due to the death of four members of the German and Spanish EUFOR contingent in a helicopter accident on Vlašić mountain today.