OHR Press Releases

Mostar, 07 February 2000 The Office of the High Representative rejects the statement made by the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton HDZ political representatives against the Federation Finance Police on 1 February in Neum. The statement lacks any legal basis, as the Finance Police is a Federation body and outside the jurisdiction of Cantons.

Sarajevo, 04 February 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has received numerous inquiries and letters of support for a married couple of two professors who under the property and housing laws had to vacate the apartment they occupied in Sarajevo last week.

Sarajevo, 04 February 2000 UNESCO, OHR and other organizations working in the field of education in BiH will present a symposium on the curricula of the "national" subjects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The symposium will take place in Sarajevo's National and University Libraries on the 7th and 8th of February 2000. The symposium aims to find ways of [...]

Sarajevo, 03 February 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, Lieutenant General Charles-Henri de Monchy, DCOM SFOR, and Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Willcocks, DCOMOPS SFOR, yesterday attended the final day of a two day workshop in Neum.

Sarajevo, 03 February 2000 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and Ambassador Robert Barry, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, met with the heads of clubs in the BiH Parliament and political party representatives to discuss the amended draft election law. The High Representative and Ambassador Barry assess the m [...]

Sarajevo, 27 January 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, regards the efforts of Mr Sarovic to usurp presidential powers as unconstitutional and illegal. There is no authority whatsoever for Mr. Sarovic's pretensions. It has been made absolutely clear to Mr.

Sarajevo, 26 January 2000 Yesterday, Tuesday 25 January, the draft election law was resubmitted to the Parliamentary Assembly by the OSCE. After much thought and wide consultation, OHR and OSCE have decided on a number of alterations to the draft, and to remove altogether the most controversial section, which deals with the presidential elections. [...]

Sarajevo, 26 January 2000 Today, the High Representative met with representatives of 24 displaced persons and refugee (DPRE) associations from across Bosnia and Herzegovina to hear their opinions about the returns process and encourage them to insist on their rights. In his introductory remarks, the High Representative emphasized the important role [...]

Sarajevo, 25 January 2000 The Human Rights Task Force (HRTF), comprising the principals of the main international organizations operating in BiH (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR and UNMiBH), as well as the heads of other agencies, met on Tuesday, 25 January, to set priorities in the area of human rights for the year 2000. The meeting, which was chaired by the Hig [...]