News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission presents Judge Korner’s report on war crimes processing at state level in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 September 2020
SARAJEVO, 16 September 2020 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo the report by Judge Joanna Korner on war crimes processing at the state level in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE-supported online courses on reporting on violent extremism and terrorism concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 August 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded a series of online courses on reporting on terrorism, preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism that lead to terrorism (P/C VERLT) on 21 August 2020. The series was developed for representatives of electronic and print media in BiH...
OSCE Mission welcomes the launch of an online register of public sector in Brcko District of BiH
Publishing date: 20 August 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported the Brcko District Government in developing an online register of public employees and appointees...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees strengthen co-operation in promoting freedom of expression and media
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
SARAJEVO, 30 July 2020 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kathleen Kavalec and the BiH Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Milos Lucic today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual co-operation in promoting the freedom of expression and media in the country...
International Community representatives commend the adoption of the Law on Peaceful Assembly by the Brcko District Assembly
Publishing date: 29 July 2020
We, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Office of the High Representative, Delegation of the European Union to BiH and EU Special Representative in BiH and US Embassy in BiH welcome and commend today’s unanimous adoption of the Law on Peaceful Assembly by the Brcko District Assembly...
Statement of OSCE Head of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Kavalec on the occasion of 5 July Bratunac commemoration
Publishing date: 5 July 2020
“On behalf of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), I would like to express our sincere condolences to the Serb families who lost their loved ones in the Birač region during the 1992-1995 armed conflict,” said Head of the OSCE Mission Kathleen Kavalec, on the occasion of the commemoration on 5 July 2020...
OSCE hands over equipment to Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 June 2020
SARAJEVO, 29 June 2020 – The OSCE Mission to BiH delivered today, in Sarajevo, laptops and photo cameras to the BiH Central Election Commission’s (CEC) Financial Audit Department...