OHR related Interviews

06/25/2025

Oslobođenje: Interview with High Representative Schmidt
The institutional blockade is not only a political issue - it is a direct threat to the functionality of the state and the rights of its citizens. Institutions exist to serve the people, and their paralysis undermines the very foundation of a democratic society. Such a blockade shows finally fundamental disrespect for the citizens. The internationa [...]
11/22/2024

Op-ed by the High Representative: Dayton Anniversary
On November 22nd, 1991, the Chairman of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Alija Izetbegovic met with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to discuss a peaceful future for an independent Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of the European family. To me, at the time a young member of German Federal Parliament dedicated to the European peace p [...]
06/19/2024

Preporod.info: Interview with High Representative Christian Schmidt
The situation is very clear, Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state is the only subject according to international law. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a state that was not founded by entities, BiH is a state that is the successor of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of BiH is a state that has a centuries-old history. It is a multi-ethn [...]