OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 18 May 2000 The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, commends the BiH Parliament party leaders for the initiative they showed at today's meeting at which the issue of political party financing in BiH was discussed. The OHR presented its thoughts on how state level legislation should be designed to regulate pol [...]

Sarajevo, 18 May 2000 Yesterday the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a Decision imposing the Law on Judicial and Prosecutorial Service in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The implementation of this Law will contribute to the depoliticisation of the judiciary and the establishment of an effective and politically independent c [...]

Sarajevo, 17 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative condemns the recent attack against the Governor of the Posavina Canton, Krunoslav Vukovic, in Donja Mahala near Orasje. The OHR welcomes the fact that an investigation is underway and expects it to be carried out quickly and efficiently, and the perpetrator to be prosecuted vigorously. The [...]

Sarajevo, 15 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, together with all of his staff, wish to extend their heartfelt condolences to the families of the 44 people killed in the tragic bus crash near Kakanj on Saturday. They sincerely hope that 11 other people, who were badly injured in the accident, make a speedy recovery. The High Repr [...]

Sarajevo, 12 May 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision amending the Framework Law on Privatisation of Enterprises and Banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina to protect investors from restitution claims. The Decision tackles the result of the combination of two problems, which had a deterrent effect on potential inve [...]

Sarajevo, 12 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative and the UN Mission in BiH condemn in the strongest possible terms yesterday's violent incident in Bratunac, where several buses carrying pre-war Bosniak residents were stoned by an angry mob. The freedom of movement in BiH is guaranteed under Annex 6 of the DPA - as is the freedom of peace [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 Today the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, addressed the Permanent Council of the OSCE in Vienna. He discussed the question of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other issues related to BiH's future. The High Representative spoke out in favor of holding general elections this autumn under the OSCE mandate [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 On May 23 and 24, a Conference of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) at the ministerial level will be held in Brussels, co-hosted by the Portuguese EU Presidency, the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and the European Commission. This is the fifth PIC Conference since the PIC was [...]

Sarajevo, 11 May 2000 The Office of the High Representative, the OSCE Mission to BiH and UNHCR together with UNMIBH and CRPC have launched the "RESPECT" campaign, to promote the implementation of property legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The International Community wants to stress that RESPECT is essential in the whole property implementation [...]