OHR Press Releases

The High Representative condemns in the strongest possible terms recent statements by a number of public figures denying the genocide in Srebrenica, glorifying war crimes and using hate speech and even threats.

The High Representative Valentin Inzko met today in Sarajevo with the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities’ “Congress Reflection Group on Mostar”.

The Embassies of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the OHR and OSCE are deeply concerned about the evident lack of genuine interest by HDZ BiH and SNSD in implementing the decision of the BiH Constitutional Court on the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

The OHR welcomes today’s judgement of the FBiH Constitutional Court which obliges the cantonal assemblies in Posavina, Herzegovina-Neretva, and West Herzegovina Cantons to amend their respective constitutions and bring them in line with the FBiH Constitution, in particular with respect to ensuring full equality of Serb constituent people, the Serbi [...]

High Representative Valentin Inzko attended a memorial service today for the victims of the 1992 massacre in Bradina near Konjic.

Peace is more than just an absence of war, the High Representative Valentin Inzko told participants at a conference on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina held yesterday at the Oxford University.

Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States of America, the Delegation of the European Union/EU Special Representative and the Office of the High Representative welcome the BiH Council of Ministers’ adoption of the action plan with emergency measures for dealing with the migrant crisis on May 16.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken some positive steps towards Euro-Atlantic integration, but “the pace of real reform remains somewhat slow,” High Representative Valentin Inzko told the Security Council in New York today after presenting his biannual report on the implementation of the peace agreement.

High Representative Valentin Inzko met yesterday with President of the UN General Assembly Miroslav Lajčák to discuss the current political developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, is visiting Washington and New York, where he will present his 53rd regular report on peace implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN Security Council.