OHR Press Releases

09/29/2004

Supervisor’s Letter to the Citizens of the Brcko District
On October 2nd the first local elections since the founding of the District in March of 2000 will be held. These elections are different from elections in municipalities because of Brcko’s status in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The authorities that you elect will be making decisions which will have a direct impact on your life – decisions which elsew [...]
09/23/2004

Brcko Supervisor Suspends Esad Atic as Head of Brcko District Education Department
Brcko Supervisor Susan R. Johnson today suspended Esad Atic pending an independent review of the circumstances surrounding the procurement and distribution of Primary School textbooks in Brcko. Mr. Atic is suspended from his position as head of the Education Department in the Interim Government of the Brcko District and Mr. Izet Banda has been appo [...]
09/11/2004

Rejection Of Urgent Procedure a Negative Signal Regarding ICTY Co-operation
The BiH Parliament's decision this week not to deal with legislative amendments on future War Crimes trials in BiH under urgent procedure will delay the start of war crimes trials in BiH. The OHR is concerned that this sends a very negative signal with regard to BiH's determination to co-operate fully with The Hague. The proposed amendments to BiH [...]
09/08/2004

Commercial Divisions Can Help Attract Investment to BiH and Create Jobs
The 16 newly-established Commercial Divisions attached to Municipal and Basic courts across BiH are a key element in attracting the investment that is necessary to create jobs, Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays said today during a meeting he and USAID Mission Director Howard Sumka had with the President of the Sarajevo Municipal Cour [...]
09/06/2004

New OHR/EUSR Director of Communications
The High Representative and European Union Special Representative in BiH, Paddy Ashdown, has appointed Irena Guzelova as his Director of Communications.
08/17/2004

Transparency Ensured In Brcko District Political Party Financing Law
Brcko Supervisor Susan R. Johnson today issued a supervisory order annulling amendments to Articles 5 and 6 of the Law on Financing of Political Parties from the Budget of Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Supervisor ordered that the Law, with the exception of the annulled amendments, is to be published in the Official Gazette of the Br [...]
08/02/2004

BiH Making Important Progress: Momentum of Reform Must Be Maintained
“Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is becoming increasingly entrenched thanks to the courage of BiH citizens and the firm and continuing engagement of the International Community, in which the US is a key partner,” High Representative Paddy Ashdown said this afternoon during a meeting in Sarajevo with US Secretary of State Colin Powell.