OHR Press Releases

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Monday called on the people of BiH to ask fundamental questions about how much their governments and public administration cost – and how much they actually deliver. The High Representative said tough decisions would have to be made if the present effort to reform BiH’s cumbersome and expensive public adm [...]

The PLIP agencies (OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC) announced today that 80 % of property claims have been resolved throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina as of the end of April 2003. 84% of the property claims have been resolved in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Republika Srpska resolved 74% of its property claims, while Brcko District reached [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, in accordance with the relevant BiH, Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska Laws, on Monday 2 June 2003 appointed Michael. T. O’Malley as Vice-President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC) and of both Entity HJPCs.

Each month new municipalities in BiH join the group of those having completed their outstanding property claims. To date 32 municipalities throughout BiH have done so. To ensure transparency and a standardized approach, the agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan, OHR, OSCE, UNHCR and CRPC, have approved a set of guidelines to ver [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Thursday issued a Decision establishing an Expert Commission on Intelligence Reform, charged with producing a proposal for setting up a single intelligence structure in BiH. The Commission, which will begin work in June, will draw up the necessary legislative changes and other legal instruments, in line w [...]

A year ago, I had the honour and privilege of taking up the position of High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. We’ve achieved a lot in the last year; but there’s a great deal more to do. I said, when I began this job, that my priorities would be justice and jobs. These are still my priorities today, because I know they are your prioritie [...]

The OHR welcomes the RS Ministry of Interior close cooperation with the international community and the BiH State Court in recent days in the fight against crime. The Ministry of Interior has played a particularly constructive role in bringing the Milakovic case to court. Action by the RS Ministry of Interior's in recent dayshas led directly [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today congratulated members of the Bulldozer Commission and their partners in the state and entity governments for passing one economic reform every four days on average since the initiative began, a speed which he described as "unparalleled" in this country. The 49th reform - strengthening environmental [...]

High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, yesterday imposed 'Law on Construction Land'. This law ensures that all future transfers of land under the domestic legal process will be non-discriminatory, and will provide a framework for resolving disputed land allocations made after the start of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 April 1992...