News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and ICTY say justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina capable of efficiently processing war crimes cases
Publishing date: 1 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 1 November 2011 – Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have announced today in Sarajevo the successful completion of the Rule 11bis Monitoring Project...
OSCE promotes role of women in conflict prevention, crisis management and peace-building at Sarajevo conference
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 28 October 2011 – The need to engage women in all phases of conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation was highlighted at the closing of a two-day conference held in Sarajevo...
OSCE media freedom representative calls upon governments in South Eastern Europe to safeguard media independence
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 14 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called upon governments and businesses in South Eastern Europe to refrain from politicizing the media and urged journalists to enhance their co-operation and professional standards...
International community insists on independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina's broadcast regulator
Publishing date: 23 December 2009
SARAJEVO/VIENNA, 23 December 2009- The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina must refrain from undermining the independence of the Communications Regulatory Agency, representatives of the international community warned today...
OSCE workshop promotes co-operation to combat drug trafficking in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 23 November 2009
SARAJEVO, 23 November, 2009- An OSCE regional workshop that started in Sarajevo today aims to promote regional co-operation to combat drug trafficking in South-Eastern Europe...
Parliamentarians visit Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess work of OSCE Mission, anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 20 October 2008
SARAJEVO, 20 October 2008- OSCE parliamentarians are in Sarajevo today to visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and to observe the implementation of the Mission's mandate, including its work to combat human trafficking...
Boycott of Bosnia-Herzegovina public broadcaster breaches media freedom principles, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 29 March 2007
VIENNA, 29 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a report today on the state of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report...