OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 16 February 1999 HVIDRA, the Bosnian Croat veterans' and invalids' association, yesterday again addressed the international community, this time in the form of an open letter to the High Representative. HVIDRA sees the recent attempted murder of a Croat policeman in Travnik as justification of its position, and takes the opportunity to de [...]

Sarajevo, 12 February 1999 The High Representative today, Friday 12 February, suspended Mr Dzevad Mlaco from the office of Mayor of Bugojno, and all other elected offices in that municipality, until further notice. The decision was taken as a result of a persistent pattern of non-compliance with the letter and spirit of the Dayton Peace Agreement, [...]

The High Representative Carlos Westendorp during his visit to Banja Luka has had discussions about the political situation in the Republika Srpska with political leaders of the SLOGA coalition.

Sarajevo, 9 February 1999 The OSCE and the OHR regret that Mayor Dzevad Mlaco has again chosen to use Dnevni Avaz to attack the work of the Federation Ombudsmen through the Ombudsperson Branka Raguz. In its 8 February 1999 edition, Dnevni Avaz published the headline, "Ombudsperson Branka Raguz is most responsible for the crime in Vrbanja".

Sarajevo, 5 February 1999 The Madrid Conference in December 1998 gave a mandate to the OHR to review fraud and corruption cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide an overall fraud and corruption strategy. Yesterday, in furtherance of this mandate, OHR representatives traveled to Tuzla and met with Cantonal Prosecutor Salcin Daznic and Federation [...]

Sarajevo, 5 February 1999 Yesterday saw the approval of a new Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliament. The High Representative is pleased that this approval has finally taken place and wishes the members of the Council of Ministers every success. Due to the loss of several months, however [...]

Sarajevo, 27 January 1999 The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, opened today the first meeting of the Privatization Monitoring Commission. The independent Commission comprising three distinguished members was established to monitor the privatization process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and make specific recommendations to the High Representative [...]

Banja Luka, 26 January 1999 The High Representative welcomes the fact that the RS National Assembly fulfilled its constitutional role yesterday. The National Assembly heard and clearly expressed its view on Mr Miljus's programme and proposed government.

Sarajevo, 18 January 1999 The High Representative has received the report of the Human Rights Ombudsperson for Bosnia and Herzegovina in which she concludes that the criminal proceedings against the defendants in the Zvornik case and conviction are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Poli [...]

Sarajevo, 15 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative notes with regret the withdrawal of the SDA delegation from the ongoing negotiations over Zepce. The failure by the SDA to participate in the preparatory meetings, as agreed by all participants, including the SDA delegation, on 8 January, leaves OHR no choice but to cancel the meeting [...]