OHR Press Releases

09/13/2002

United States Government Financed Reconstruction of Schools in Brcko
Represenatives of the Office for Defense Co-operation (ODC) from the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo visited Brcko District of BiH today, for a tour of projects completed with ODC donations. The chief of ODC Major David Galles visited the Brcko Economic School and the First Primary School, and met with the head of the District Government Education Depart [...]
09/12/2002

OHR Opens All Advertised Positions to BiH Citizens
In line with the commitment made by the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, when he took up his duties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the OHR is increasing the number of BiH citizens in its staff, including its senior staff. This policy reflects the International Community’s effort to streamline its operations and normalise the ratio of foreign a [...]
09/10/2002

“The glass is half full”
OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC and UNMIBH released today the Property Legislation Statistics for the month of July of this year. The overall implementation rate of the Property Laws in BiH has reached 57%. Also in July, the RS reached the 50% benchmark; this means that in most municipalities half or more than half of all claims have been solved...
09/10/2002

Senior Deputy High Representative in Brcko
Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Gerhard Enver Schroembgens visited Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina today for a series of introductory meetings during which the District, its achievements and its challenges were presented. He met the representatives of the District authorities and the OHR Brcko, and toured the District, with a [...]
09/09/2002

High Representative Meets FRY Minister for Minorities
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, met FRY Minister for Minorities Rasim Ljajic at the OHR in Sarajevo today. During their one-hour meeting Minister Ljajic briefed the High Representative on efforts by the Yugoslav government to promote refugee return. He said there are around 170,000 BiH refugees still in Yugoslavia, a 40 percent decrease fr [...]
09/05/2002

OSCE and OHR call for revalidation review to be completed
OHR and OSCE wish to express their concern that although revalidation commissions reviewing the legality of revalidations of occupancy rights allocated between 1992 and 1998 have now been formally appointed throughout most of BiH, they have by and large not yet begun to function effectively. In order to facilitate the process of revalidation review [...]
09/04/2002

Last Deadline for Property Return Claims
OHR Brcko encourages the citizens of the Brcko District who have not yet applied for the return of their pre-war property to do so by 31 October 2002. This will be the last deadline in accordance with the new amendments to the Brcko District Law on the Return of Abandoned Properties...
09/03/2002

High Representative condemns Srebrenica report
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today condemned a report issued by the RS Government Coordination Bureau with the ICTY.“Srebrenica was not the only massacre in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995 but it was Europe's worst massacre since the Second World War,” the High Representative said...
09/03/2002

High Representative Removes Acting Mayor of Doboj Municipality
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today issued a Decision removing the Acting Mayor of Doboj Municipality, Mirko Stojcinovic, from his post. Mr Stojcinovic has abused his office by persistently and seriously obstructing the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace and he has harmed the public interest by allowing illegal co [...]