News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ethical Standards and Disciplinary Practices in Focus of Training Course for Newly Appointed Judges and Prosecutors
Publishing date: 11 October 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the FBiH and RS Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres, organized a training course on ethical standards and disciplinary practices tailored for approximately 40 newly appointed judges and prosecutors on 11 October in Sarajevo.
OSCE Mission to BiH welcomes adoption of the curriculum for the subject "Romani Language and Culture" in Tuzla Canton
Publishing date: 6 October 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes adoption of the curriculum for the subject "Romani Language and Culture" in Tuzla Canton. This is a momentous step not only for Tuzla Canton but for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole, demonstrating a commitment to embracing diversity and promoting cultural understanding.
OSCE Mission, European Union in BiH and Sarajevo University hold 3rd Media Law School in Jahorina
Publishing date: 24 September 2023
Jahorina, 24 September 2023 – From 20 to 25 September, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union in BiH and the Law School of the University of Sarajevo held in Jahorina the 3rd Media Law School on “The right to privacy in the digital era”.
Open letter by Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, to the members of the Republika Srpska National Assembly
Publishing date: 22 September 2023
Open letter by Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, to the members of the Republika Srpska National Assembly
OSCE Mission to BiH Deputy Head Thomas Busch visits Lukavac, Lopare, Skelani and Srebrenica
Publishing date: 22 September 2023
The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Thomas Busch, paid a three-day visit to Srebrenica, Lukavac, Lopare and Skelani. During his trip, he attended the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Centre, met with officials and members of the Majevica Inter Municipal Working Group and the EUFOR LOT Vlasenica, and handed over equipment for a school playground in Skelani.
Final workshop on increasing awareness of managers and operational staff on intelligence-led policing principles, requirements and benefits held in Teslić
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina held a final workshop for law enforcement agencies on increasing awareness of managers and operational staff on core components and significant benefits of intelligence-led policing principles.
Op-Ed by Ambassador Brian Aggeler on GBV in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 4 September 2023
The scourge of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina demands an urgent response. On August 29, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a distinguished gathering of ministers and other key leaders from across the country. We were pleased to host the Speaker of the BiH Parliament, the President of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH, the Federation Minister of the Interior, Cantonal Ministers of Justice and Interior, police representatives from relevant agencies and others together around one table. Their joining us in such numbers reflected our shared recognition of a serious problem facing this country: the terrible scourge of domestic abuse. We spoke not as bureaucrats but as people facing a challenge that harms many among us.