News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE training course on drafting of indictments and appeals in war crimes cases concluded in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 March 2017
A two-day training course on legal drafting and review of indictments, appeals and other motions in war crimes cases, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 10 March in Sarajevo...
OSCE project team on well-being and security of women concludes visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 February 2017
SARAJEVO, 10 February 2017 – The OSCE project team tasked with conducting a multi-country survey on the well-being and security of women in the OSCE region concluded a four-day visit to the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today...
First OSCE workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice for law students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 December 2016
SARAJEVO, 15 December 2016- A group of 16 advanced law students from the Universities of Sarajevo and Banja Luka completed today the sixth and final session of the OSCE’s first Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice. The workshop prepared the future legal practitioners to enable them to enter the judiciary better equipped to tackle the issues that arise in war crimes cases...
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in focus at OSCE-supported workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 December 2016 – The implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the focus of a two-day workshop which concluded today in Konjic, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the country’s Security Ministry and Gender Equality Agency...
OSCE workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina aims to enhance co-operation between schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
Some 76 school secretaries at primary and secondary schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, as well as representatives of the Canton’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and Education Inspectorate completed a three-day workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 December 2016 in Mostar, with the aim of enhancing co-operation in education on multiple levels...
Ahead of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina focuses attention on rights situation of marginalized groups
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the University of Banjaluka’s Faculty of Political Science, on 6 December 2016 organized a conference in Banjaluka highlighting the problems facing the country’s marginalized communities...
More young people join OSCE’s efforts in preventing violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 6 December 2016
BIHAĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6 December 2016 – The engagement of young people in creating more a tolerant environment and becoming empowered to counter violent extremist views among their peers has been emphasized as a priority at a two-day Youth Summit, that concluded today in Bihać...