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Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on recent cyber-attack on the BiH Parliamentary Assembly

Publishing date: 27 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
SARAJEVO, 27 September 2022- The OSCE Mission to BiH finds that the recent cyber-attack on the BiH Parliamentary Assembly illustrates both the vulnerability of key ICT systems in BiH and the urgency to address cybersecurity gaps. This attack has endangered the transparency of legislative work and

Improving the investigation and prosecution of election-related criminal acts in focus of OSCE workshops

Publishing date: 27 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
A series of workshops on the effective investigation and prosecution of criminal acts threatening the integrity of elections concluded today in Mostar.

OSCE Mission publishes public opinion survey results on BiH citizens’ perception of elections and electoral processes

Publishing date: 23 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance
OSCE Mission publishes public opinion survey results on BiH citizens’ perception of elections and electoral processes The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) published its survey findings today following a state-wide survey on citizens’ perception of elections in BiH. The survey aimed to

Cyber Incident Classification System in focus of OSCE workshop in Banja Luka

Publishing date: 23 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported a “National Cyber Incident Classification” workshop for South-East and Eastern Europe in Banja Luka on 22 and 23 September 2022. The workshop was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in co-operation with the Republika Srpska Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development and the Higher Education and Information Society.

Mission-supported Media Law School focuses on freedom of expression on social media

Publishing date: 22 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Youth
On 22 September 2022, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law Faculty of the Sarajevo University launched the second Media Law School – this time focussed on freedom of expression on social networks.

Young People mark the International Day of Peace, discussing the peace they wish to build in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 21 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Youth
Following a series of youth essay and art competitions organized by the OSCE and United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020 and 2021 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the country’s commitment to Agenda2030, the two organizations have gathered a selection of essays and artwork in a publication presenting young peoples’ reflections on peace in BiH. The publication, entitled The Peace Young People Wish to Build in BiH, was presented today in Sarajevo on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, and was followed by a conversation with young authors.

OSCE Mission and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights course highlights the importance of human rights in counter-terrorism investigations in BiH

Publishing date: 21 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
On 21 September 2022, the OSCE Mission to BiH and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the FBiH Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors, launched a two-day training for judicial officials and members of law enforcement on the protection of human rights in counter-terrorism investigations.