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OSCE organizes training course for the first database on domestic violence in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Gender Centre and the Network of Women Police Officers, concluded on 1 September 2015 the second out of ten training courses on implementation of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
OSCE/ODIHR gathers war crimes investigators at regional meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 25 May 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
A meeting for war crimes investigators in South-Eastern Europe organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25 May 2015 in Sarajevo provided an opportunity for investigators to exchange experiences...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić completes two-day visit to OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, supports the country’s commitments to positive reform-oriented agenda
Publishing date: 30 April 2015
Collections: 2015 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits the Western Balkans, Kryesuesi i radhës i OSBE-së për vitin 2015 viziton Ballkanin Perëndimor
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić completed on Wednesday a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During his visit, Dačić met BiH Presidency members Mladen Ivanić, Bakir Izetbegović and Dragan Čović, Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak, Chairperson of BiH Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and Federation of BiH President Marinko Čavara. During his meetings with senior state officials in Sarajevo, he highlighted the important role that Bosnia and Herzegovina plays in promoting regional co-operation and commended the government for its commitment to undertaking the necessary socio-economic reforms...
Partnership and co-operation takes Bosnia and Herzegovina forward on its reform path, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier
Publishing date: 16 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 16 April 2015- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he met with high-level state officials, Srebenica municipal and religious leaders, and senior representatives of the international community...
OSCE Head of Mission to BiH calls on Brcko District citizens to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 25 July 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fletcher M. Burton, today called upon the citizens of Brcko District to determine their citizenship before 28 August 2014 so that they can participate in the upcoming general elections...
OSCE-supported conference in Sarajevo takes stock of war crimes processing in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 20 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 20 May 2014 – Sixty-five judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys dealing with war crimes processing in South-Eastern Europe and wider Europe gathered at a two-day regional conference The role of national jurisdictions in implementation of international humanitarian law – law and practice which ended in Sarajevo today...
Notable strides made in accounting for conflict-related sexual violence in BiH, OSCE report highlights
Publishing date: 3 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 3 April 2014 – There is a notable commitment among the judiciary in BiH to deliver justice to survivors of sexual violence in conflict, according to a report launched today by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina....