News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE presents report on judicial response to corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 April 2019
SARAJEVO, 19 April 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo its second report on the monitoring of corruption cases before courts in BiH. The report concludes that the judicial response to corruption in BiH is insufficient, particularly with regard to processing of medium and high-level cases...
Political dialogue must take place within parliament and state institutions, says OSCE Secretary General Greminger during visit to Podgorica
Publishing date: 2 April 2019
PODGORICA, 2 April 2019- OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger concluded today a two-day visit to Podgorica, during which he met with Montenegro’s highest officials and highlighted the significant progress achieved in fulfilling strategic reforms in the country...
Regional judicial conference, supported by the OSCE, takes place in Skopje
Publishing date: 28 March 2019
SKOPJE, 28 March 2019 – Some 60 judges from North Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia, gathered in Skopje today to discuss preconditions and challenges the Western Balkan countries face on the path towards the application of European judicial standards in their countries...
Belarusian judges discuss international standards for individualizing criminal responsibility at ODIHR seminar in Minsk
Publishing date: 21 March 2019
International rule of law standards for the individualization of criminal responsibility were the topic of a seminar organized on 21 March 2019 in Minsk for participants from across Belarus.
Assessment of work of institutions in combating discrimination presented by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 March 2019
SARAJEVO, 21 March 2019 – An assessment of the work of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) institutions in combating discrimination, prepared by the OSCE Mission to BiH, was presented today in Sarajevo, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination...
Statement by Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bruce G. Berton, on conviction of Radovan Karadzic
Publishing date: 20 March 2019
“Today’s verdict in the case of Radovan Karadzic is another crucial step toward holding accountable those individuals most responsible for genocide and other atrocities committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Social workers promote the importance of human relationships on occasion of World Social Work Day, at OSCE-supported event in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 19 March 2019
Banja Luka, 19 March 2019- On the occasion of World Social Work Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Association of Social Workers of Republika Srpska supported the Union of Social Work Students and the Faculty of Political Sciences of the Banja Luka University in holding an event today in Banja Luka entitled “Promoting the importance of human relationships”...