OHR Press Releases
04/26/2006
High Representative Appoints International Judge Prosecutors to Court of BiH
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, has appointed Marie Tuma as International Judge in Section I for War Crimes of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions and in Section II for Organised Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Criminal and Appellate Divisions of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
04/24/2006
FBiH Pardon Law Undermines State Competence
The FBiH House of Representatives will tomorrow discuss the draft FBiH Law on Pardon, during which they will have the opportunity to make changes to the draft law.
04/21/2006
RS Palic Commission Report Received
The OHR today received the report and annexes from the RS’s ‘Palic Commission’ as requested by the HR on January 19. The Human Rights Commission in their final ruling of 16 January 2006 found that the RS authorities have failed to provide adequate details to establish the facts of the disappearance of Colonel Avdo Palić after the fall of Žepa. [...]
04/17/2006
Statement by the High Representative on the Forthcoming Meeting of the Constitutional Legal Committee of the House of Representatives
"We reach a crucial phase in the Parliamentary process on Tuesday with the Constitutional Legal Committee of the House of Representatives' meeting. I believe this is such an important issue that the full plenary of the House of Representatives should have the opportunity for a full and frank debate. Given the timelines related to the election deadl [...]
04/13/2006
High Representative and Brcko Supervisor Welcome Establishing of District Office within CoM BiH
High Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson welcomed the establishment of the Brcko District of BiH Office within the Council of Ministers of BiH today.
04/10/2006
Ministers Support National Fiscal Council Law
BiH Treasury Minister Ljerka Maric, Federation Finance Minister Dragan Vrankic and RS Finance Minister Alexander Dzombic agreed on Monday to support the drafting and enactment of BiH legislation that will regularize the status of the National Fiscal Council.
04/07/2006
High Representative Extends Mandate of Joly Dixon as Chairman of the ITA Governing Board
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today issued a Decision extending the mandate of the Chairman of the Governing Board of the ITA, Joly Dixon, from 1 April 2006. The High Representative has extended Mr. Dixon’s mandate for three months in the first instance, and this may be renewed for a further four months.
04/06/2006
BiH To Assume Control of All Weapons And Ammunition
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, today welcomed a joint call by NATO, OSCE and EUFOR for the BiH Ministry of Defence to assume control over all weapons, ammunition and explosives still held by the Entities.
04/05/2006
PDHR Larry Butler Calls on BiH Authorities To Seize Opportunity for Greater Regional Investment and Trade
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Larry Butler, today called on the members of the BiH Council of Ministers to give their backing to a major trade initiative that will be launched in Bucharest under Stability Pact auspices on Thursday. Prime Ministers from all the countries in the region are expected to make a formal commitment to negotiate [...]
04/04/2006
Brcko Supervisor Appointed Members of the Brcko District Office in the Council of Ministers
Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson today issued a Supervisory Order appointing Mr. Sinisa Kisic as the Coordinator and other four members of the Office of the Coordinator of Brcko District within the BiH Council of Ministers, to serve until September 30, 2008.