OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 04 May 2001 The Office of the High Representative is pleased with the positive approach taken by the Canton Sarajevo authorities since the Arbitrator, Mr. Justice Sheridan, announced his final and binding decision on the location of the Inter Entity Boundary Line (IEBL) in the Sarajevo suburbs of Dobrinja I and IV. Representatives of Cant [...]

Sarajevo, 03 May 2001 Sarajevo, 3 May 2001 - For the first three months of this year, the number of repossessions rose in the Federation of BiH from 34,634 to 40,366 (from a 29% to a 32% implementation rate), in the Republika Srpska from 15,959 to 17,554 (from 13% to 15%) and in Brcko District from 1,116 to 1,335 (from 14 to 17%).

Sarajevo, 02 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today called for reform in the way healthcare is managed in Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure public funds filter down to those who really need them. He said increased communication and cooperation between both health institutions and governments on various levels, transparent collec [...]

Sarajevo, 02 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, condemns in the strongest possible manner yesterday's bomb attack against the offices of the Social-Democratic Party in Vitez. Fortunately, nobody was injured. This terrorist act, carried out against one of the leading parties in the country, raises concerns that there are extremist [...]

Sarajevo, 27 April 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, last night and this morning issued five Decisions creating the framework for the establishment of law and order across the Federation. This package of Decisions is the result of careful scrutiny of the situation in the Federation following the events surrounding the establishment [...]

Sarajevo, 26 April 2001 There are serious indications that the proponents of Croat "self-rule" are waging a systematic campaign of threats and intimidation to try and force BiH Croats to back the illegal and unconstitutional activities of a small group of hardliners. The OSCE has already informed the public of the increased amount of calls from wor [...]

Sarajevo, 26 April 2001 The international agencies involved in Property Law Implementation remind all holders of decisions issued by the Commission for Real Property Claims that confirm occupancy rights to request enforcement of these decisions immediately. Holders of CRPC decisions confirming occupancy rights issued before 28 October 1999 must req [...]