OHR Press Releases

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 [...]
06/17/2003

High Representative Meets US Secretary of Defence
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, was in Washington yesterday for a number of high level meetings. In separate meetings the High Representative met with the US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, Mark Grossman, the National Security Council’s Senior Director for European Affairs, Daniel [...]
06/17/2003

New amendments to accelerate Property law implementation
The Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OSCE, OHR, UNHCR and CRPC) note the recent publication of the property law amendments, passed by the High Representative, in the Entity Official Gazettes. The Amendments introduce a number of significant changes on issues such as multiple occupants and alternative accommodation availabi [...]
06/15/2003

High Representative visits Washington and London
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Friday travelled to New York and will today continue on to Washington on the first leg of a ten-day international tour. From the USA the High Representative will travel via London to the EU summit in Thessaloniki. The tour will end with a meeting with the Pope during the Pope’s visit to Banja Luka on Sunda [...]
06/12/2003

High Representative Reaction Following Failure To Appoint Canton 7 Government
"By voting against forming a government in Canton 7, the SDA and the SBiH have turned their backs on the citizens who elected them, a full eight months ago" the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, said yesterday following the failure of the Canton 7 Parliament to elect a Government. He added that "the citizens of Canton 7 cannot afford to wait any [...]
06/11/2003

Unsuccessful District Public Companies Will Be Restructured
The experience of privatization of Brcko District of BiH public companies has confirmed that not all of the companies that the District has inherited can be sold in their present state. Rather than liquidate them entirely, such companies may be restructured, to save as much as possible of the companies’ commercial potential. One of the most pain [...]
06/11/2003

RTV BiH Liquidation Decision of the Broadcasting Agent
Pursuant to the Decision of the High Representative in May 2002 regarding the liquidation of RTV BiH, it is announced that the liquidation process has been concluded with the issuance of the Broadcasting Agent/Liquidator’s Decision on the Liquidation of RTV BiH. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and technical resources of the former broadcaster [...]