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OSCE welcomes the Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Goražde Government’s anti-corruption efforts
Publishing date: 5 July 2024
The OSCE Mission to BiH (Mission) welcomes the Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Goražde Government’s (BPC) adoption of a Decree on establishment of an Anti-Corruption Office.
OSCE Facilitates Knowledge Exchange on Police Reform and ILP Implementation
Publishing date: 5 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, with support from the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, met today with the representatives of the OSCE Mission and Police Administration of the Ministry of Interior of Canton Sarajevo, as part of their five-day study visit to the law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Celebrating Diversity: Intercultural Festival begins in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 3 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Today marks the beginning of the Intercultural Festival, which aims to celebrate the rich cultural diversity and the importance of co-operation among the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Organized by the pivotal organizations of culture of the peoples of BiH-"Preporod",
OSCE strongly condemns verbal attack against BiH Central Election Commission member
Publishing date: 2 July 2024
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina strongly condemns the verbal attack by Sanja Vulic, SNSD Caucus Chair to the BiH House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) against BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) member Vanja Bjelica-Prutina.
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH and BiH Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Refugees visit Banja Luka, Prijedor and Kozarac
Publishing date: 26 June 2024
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), and Duška Jurišić, Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accompanied by representatives of the international community, visited Banja Luka, Prijedor and Kozarac today to learn about challenges facing minorities living in these communities.
OSCE holds a Consultative Meeting on Transparency of War Crimes Trials and Public Availability of Judicial Decisions
Publishing date: 25 June 2024
A strict interpretation of the new regulatory framework suggests that information regarding adjudicated facts and individual criminal responsibility will be substantially limited, with full anonymization of details about defendants and the context of the crime.
OSCE Mission releases Western Balkans Trial Monitoring Report outlining efforts needed to step up the fight against organized crime and corruption
Publishing date: 24 June 2024
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), based on the monitoring of 55 organized crime and corruption cases involving over 900 hearings monitored between July 2021 and March 2024, the Report provides evidence-based recommendations developed to improve transparency, efficiency and the utilization of asset confiscation mechanisms.