OHR Press Releases
08/21/1998
Special Investigation in Bugojno
Sarajevo, 21 August 1998 On Thursday, Senior Deputy High Representative Hanns Schumacher traveled to Bugojno with the three Federation Ombudsmen to meet with Mayor Dzevad Mlaco, and President of the Bugojno Municipal Assembly, Ivo Mrso. The Ambassador and the Ombudsmen introduced to the local officials two representatives of the Office of the Feder [...]
08/13/1998
Press Statement on the Serb Radical Party
Sarajevo, 13 August 1998 Members of the SRS have recently made statements in support of the first point of their party Program, which advocates the "union of the whole Serb people and establishment of a governmental community in the complete Serb national territory that will include Serbia, Montenegro, Republika Srpska and Serb Krajina Republic".
08/05/1998
OHR encourages people to file claims to repossess apartments
Sarajevo, 5 August 1998 The new property and housing laws in the Federation of BiH put in place a process for reclaiming socially-owned apartments which were declared abandoned during the war. You should file your claim to repossess with the housing authority in the Federation municipality where the apartment is located.
08/04/1998
High Representative Imposes Laws on Courts in Mostar
Sarajevo, 4 August 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp has decided to impose the "Law on the Courts of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton" and the "Law on the Court of the Central Zone of the City of Mostar." The two laws went into effect yesterday. The High Representative's move came as a reaction to the failure of the Herzegovina-Neretva autho [...]
08/04/1998
Only two months left to register claims for socially-owned apartments in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sarajevo, 4 August 1998 Thousands of people who used to live in socially-owned apartments located in territory that is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will lose their occupancy rights if they do not file their claims by October 4 1998. In order to get the property back a claim must be filed with the housing authority in the Federat [...]
08/01/1998
OHR Brcko Press Release
As reported by Radio Brcko, Mayor Reljic spoke to a group of displaced persons assembled in Klanac, on the 31 July, 1998, and insisted that they stay in Brcko. This is a denial of the right of every person to choose where they want to live, enshrined in Article 1, Para.4 of Annex 7 of the Dayton Peace Accords which states that "the choice of destin [...]
07/29/1998
Dual Citizenship
Sarajevo, 29 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp would like to reiterate that both the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law on Citizenship, which went into effect on January 1 of this year, allow for dual citizenship. Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are allowed to hold the citizenship of another state provided that a bi [...]
07/28/1998
Death of Amir Karic in Brcko
The Supervisor was deeply disturbed to learn of the violent death of Amir Karic in Brcko on the night of 26 July, and sends his sincere condolences to the Karic family. The Supervisor asks all political parties and media to await the results of the police investigation and to refrain from making statements that may raise community tensions.
07/27/1998
Inaugural Train Ride Sarajevo – Capljina
Sarajevo, 27 July 1998 The OHR welcomes the start of regular passenger service on the Sarajevo - Capljina train route. It is another step on the way toward establishing a fully functioning rail network in Bosnia and Herzegovina and connecting it to the European network. Principal Deputy High Representative Jacques Paul Klein will travel on the trai [...]
07/27/1998
Background: Sarajevo Declaration
Sarajevo, 27 July 1998 In recent days, the implementation of the Sarajevo Declaration and the suspension of reconstruction aid to Bosnia's capital by individual donors have been one of the main topics of public discussion and reason for many conflicting reports.