OHR Press Releases

11/12/2003

Brcko Supervisor Revokes Appointments of Kisic and Dedeic
Under the authority invested in the Supervisor under the Final Award, Acting Supervisor of Brcko, Gerhard Sontheim, revoked the appointments of Mr. Sinisa Kisic to the position of the Mayor of Brcko and of Mr. Ismet Dedeic to the position of Head of Department for Urbanism, Real Estate and Economic Development. The Supervisor’s action followed the [...]
10/30/2003

Donors Raise 15.7 Million Euros For War Crimes Chamber Of BiH Court
At a Conference in The Hague today, the International Community pledged 15.7 million Euros towards the setting up of a specialized War Crimes Chamber in the Court of Bosnia. "This will provide Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the institution necessary to try individuals accused of committing war crimes in BiH during the 1992-1995 war. However, [...]
10/30/2003

Brcko Reconstruction and Return Task Force Completes its Mission
The Acting Supervisor of Brcko, Gerhard Sontheim, today announced that the Reconstruction and Return Task Force of OHR Brcko (RRTF) will close on 31 December 2003. Effective 1 January 2004, authority and responsibility for reconstruction and return will rest exclusively with the Brcko District authorities. The Reconstruction and Return Task Force [...]
10/17/2003

RSNA votes against European Standards in Broadcasting
The vote in the RSNA last night, as with the vote in the Federation Parliament the day before, is a vote against Europe. The vote is a transparent attempt to gain control over RTRS, and the OHR condemns it. Under the current legal framework, the RSNA has exceeded its authority in demanding resignations of the Board of Governors, the Director ge [...]
10/16/2003

Parliament Failing Europe’s test
The Office of the High Representative views the amendment to the Law on Radio-television of the Federation of BiH proposed by Mirnes Ajanovic and adopted by the FBiH Parliament yesterday - as a step away from Europe. It is contrary to European standards for parliaments to dictate the editorial policy of the public broadcasters. This is yet anothe [...]
10/03/2003

High Representative urges BiH leadership to adopt proposed defence Reforms
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today urged Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political leaders to adopt proposed defence reforms as soon as possible. The High Representative was speaking after a meeting earlier today between the Chairman of the Defence Reform Commission (DRC) and the Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers. During the meeting, DRC [...]
10/01/2003

High Representative Appoints Gerhard Sontheim Acting Brcko District Supervisor
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, has appointed Mr. Gerhard Sontheim Supervisor of Brcko District in an acting capacity until that position is filled on a permanent basis. His appointment follows the departure of Supervisor Henry L. Clarke. Since July 2000, Mr. Sontheim has held the position of Deputy Head of the Office of the High Represen [...]
10/01/2003

RS and FBIH reach same ratio of PLIP at end August
The Property Law Implementation ratio at the end of August 2003 reached 88 percent. In Brcko District, 96 percent of all property claims have been resolved, while in the Republika Srpska (RS) and in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), the implementation rate now stands at 88 per cent. Out of 224,000 claimed properties in Bosnia and H [...]