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OSCE’s War Crimes Capacity Building Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina closes
Publishing date: 12 December 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 12 December 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the successful completion of the War Crimes Capacity Building Project at a ceremony in Sarajevo today. The project was a part of the OSCE Mission’s long-standing support to the development of the judiciary and its capacity to process war crimes cases...
Statement by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina about the conclusions of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council BiH
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
Sarajevo, 27 October 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina expresses its deep concerns about the nature of statements expressed in the conclusions of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC), at its session on 26 October 2017, in relation to the information submitted by the Centre for War Research, War Crimes and Search for Missing Persons of RS.
OSCE training course on trial advocacy in war crimes concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 20 October 2017
A specialized training course on trial advocacy in war crimes cases, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in co-operation with the BiH Ministry of Justice Criminal Defence Section and the entity Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres, concluded on 20 October 2017 in Sarajevo...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina participates at tenth annual symposium of prosecutors
Publishing date: 28 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law
Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2017 – Over 150 prosecutors and legal professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the region gathered at the tenth Annual Symposium of Prosecutors in BiH that ended today in Neum. Over the course of four days the participants took an active role in several panel discussions dedicated to war crimes processing, organized crime and corruption, human trafficking, and violence against children in cyberspace.
Law and criminology students from Bosnia and Herzegovina complete OSCE workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice
Publishing date: 25 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 25 September 2017- A group of 20 law and criminology students from seven universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) completed in Sarajevo today the second annual edition of the OSCE Mission’s Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice.
Induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 23 June 2017
An induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in courts and prosecutors’ offices, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 23 June 2017 in Sarajevo...
OSCE issues report on combating impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 21 June 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today in Sarajevo presented the third in a series of reports that highlights progress achieved by the country’s justice sector between 2014 and 2016 in tackling cases of sexual violence committed during the 1992-1995 war, as well as recommendations on how to enhance these efforts.