OHR Press Releases

07/24/2003

PLIP statistics for June 2003
The Agencies monitoring Property Law Implementation in BiH wish to announce the PLIP statistics for the month of June 2003. At the end of June, 189,994 claims out of 226,057 had been resolved by the housing authorities. This corresponds to 84 percent of the overall number of property claims. Since the beginning of 2003 there has been a steady incr [...]
07/16/2003

Harmonizing and Replacing Entity Legislation in Brcko District
Brcko Supervisor Henry Clarke today issued a new Supervisory Order advancing the process of harmonizing and replacing Entity legislation in Brcko District. New Entity legislation, and new amendments to existing Entity legislation, will no longer be applicable in Brcko District, unless the District Assembly enacts this legislation as Brcko Distric [...]
07/03/2003

PLIP Statistics for May 2003
The PLIP agencies (OHR, UNHCR, OSCE and CRPC) wish to announce that the Property Law Implementation has reached 8 per cent as of the end of May 2003 which is an increase of 2 per cent throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 85 per cent of claims have been resolved; in Republika Srpska the implementation of p [...]
06/26/2003

Housing Officials To Fine Double Occupants
Multiple occupants must leave the property they are illegally occupying or face heavy fines. All multiple occupants, who do not voluntarily vacate the property they occupy, within the 15 days prescribed by the decision issued by the housing officials, can be fined between 250 to 5,000 KM. Upon the expiration of the 15 days deadline, the housing aut [...]
06/20/2003

The Law on Securities Presented in Brcko Today
The presentation of the Draft Law on Securities of Brcko District of BiH was held today in Brcko, at the District Assembly premises in Brcko Dom Kulture. The Law on Securities regulates: issuance and trade of securities in Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, authority and responsibilities of participants on the securities market, establishme [...]
06/19/2003

House of Peoples Adopts State Framework Law on Primary and Secondary Education
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council of Europe and the Office of the High Representative welcome the adoption of the state-level Framework Law on Primary and Secondary Education by the House of Peoples and urge the Parliamentary Assembly to take immediate steps to harmonise the versions adopted by the House of Representatives and [...]
06/19/2003

High Representative Underlines ‘Seven Pillars of Peace Keeping’ Lessons Learned In BiH
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, was in London today to give a keynote speech at the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual lecture. On the eve of world refugee day, the High Representative used this opportunity to highlight the progress that had been made in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the seven and a half years since the Dayton [...]
06/18/2003

Draft Defamation Law Presented in the Brcko District
A draft Defamation Law for BiH’s Brcko District was presented today to the councilors of the District’s Assembly, members of the Government, the District’s Court members, the Judicial Commission, and representatives of the media. The presentation was organized by OHR Brcko in co-operation with the District Assembly, and the Free Media Help Line. Th [...]