OHR Press Releases

“It is disappointing that parliamentarians did not take the opportunity today to move forward the Police Laws towards adoption. I expect the Joint BiH Defence and Security Committee not to miss that opportunity and issue a positive report,” said the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today took part in the first meeting of the newly established Conference of Education Ministers in BiH. The Conference was established by the Memorandum of Understanding of 24 January 2008, signed by three Prime Ministers, Nikola Špirić, Milorad Dodik and Nedžad Brank [...]

Brcko Supervisor Raffi Gregorian received in his office on the occasion of International Women’s Day Ms. Gohar Harutjanjan Sekulic, founder of the Armenian Women’s Center “Armenka” in Belgrade.

OHR supports firmly the principle of independence of the judiciary and reminds that Judges should be independent and able to act without any restrictions, improper influence, inducements, pressures, threats or interferences, direct or indirect, from any quarter or for any reason. In the making of judicial decisions and exercising other official dut [...]

Yesterday’s issuance of bonds by the government of Republika Srpska for liabilities arising from old foreign currency savings likely breaches a decision by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and discriminates amongst frozen foreign currency account holders in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also a clear violation of state-level frozen [...]

Judicial reform and a national war crimes strategy are among his top priorities, the High Representative and EU Special Representative said in an online answer to questions from citizens on the reci.ba website. “We discuss this issue almost every day with representatives of the judiciary … and we will not give up on this.”

Last night the National Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted a resolution which inter alia claims the right to organise a referendum on its legal status.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák invites citizens to send him their questions about Bosnia and Herzegovina's European perspective.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák met today in Sarajevo with Ranko Krivokapic, the Speaker of the Montenegrin Parliament.