OHR Press Releases
03/12/2002
Re-launch of the Free Media Help Line
The OHR, the European Commission and the OSCE announce the re-launch of the Free Media Help Line. This confidential telephone service provides assistance to journalists and media outlets in the event of threats, intimidation or interference against them.
03/12/2002
January 2002 statistics on property implementation: PLIP calls on authorities to stop making irresponsible promises
The Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR, UNMIBH and CRPC) announced today that, as of the end of January 2002, the overall implementation rate of the property laws has risen to 42% in BiH. The PLIP Agencies note that the implementation figures continue to indicate steady progress, but that irresponsible promi [...]
03/08/2002
Second Anniversary of Brcko District
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the establishment of Brcko District, expresses his satisfaction with recent progress in the District, and optimism for its continued development. Brcko District was established on 8 March 2000 by a Decision of the High Representative in accordance with the Brc [...]
03/07/2002
High Representative marks International Women’s Day
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today visited the “Zene za Zene” workshop in Sarajevo to mark International Women’s day, which falls on 8 March. “Zene za Zene International” is a domestic NGO which provides skills training and micro-credits to help women set up their own businesses. So far “Zene za Z [...]
03/07/2002
Entity Education Ministers Sign Interim Agreement on Education for Returnee Children
Under OHR auspices, RS Education Minister Gojko Savanovic and Federation Education Minister Mujo Demirovic, on Tuesday in Banja Luka signed an Interim Agreement on the educational rights and needs of returnee children throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement is a major step forward in resolving an issue which affects families throughout Bos [...]
03/06/2002
UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina welcoming the European Union’s decision to take over the UN’s police training and monitoring duties, from 1 January 2003. The Council also expressed its unanimous appreciation for the achievements of the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, [...]
03/05/2002
High Representative addresses UN Security Council
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, his sixth report to the Council since he took up his mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 1999. EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, and the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in BiH [...]
03/01/2002
High Representative welcomes SFOR demonstration of resolve in apprehending indictees
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has welcomed SFOR’s demonstration of its resolve in apprehending indicted war criminals, by force if necessary. The High Representative was commenting on an operation mounted by SFOR troops on Thursday to detain Radovan Karadzic. The High Representative noted that robust measures to apprehend perso [...]
02/28/2002
OHR requests RSNA not to place the Draft Law on RTRS on the agenda
The High Representative is concerned that the RS Government has forwarded to the RS National Assembly a Draft Law on Radio Television Republika Srpska which differs from the version drafted and agreed upon by a Joint Working Group made up of representatives of the RS Government, RTRS and the OHR. The High Representative yesterday sent a letter to t [...]
02/27/2002
OHR Seminar Adopts Action Plan to Combat Money Laundering
Participants at a seminar organised yesterday by OHR’s Anti-Fraud Department (AFD) adopted an action plan aimed at strengthening the mechanisms currently used in BiH to combat money laundering.