News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Republika Srpska fails to implement property laws
Publishing date: 12 September 2001
SARAJEVO, 12 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Robert M. Beecroft, has communicated to both Prime Minister Mladen Ivanic and Minister for Refugees and Displaced Persons Mico Micic his deep concern...
OSCE committed to implementation of property law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 August 2001
SARAJEVO, 23 August 2001 (OSCE)-- With regard to recent media reports about a legal controversy regarding alleged illegal occupancy of real property in the region of Banja Luka, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina wishes to reiterate...
OSCE condemns irresponsible publication of personal data in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 August 2001
SARAJEVO, 9 August 2001 (OSCE)- On Monday, the Bosnia and Herzegovina daily Glas Srpski published a 12-page list of names provided by the Republika Srpska Government Documentation Centre in Banja Luka. The names purportedly belong to individuals...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: transfer of Karadzic and Mladic "obligatory under international law"
Publishing date: 2 July 2001
SARAJEVO, 2 July 2001 (OSCE)- The transfer of indicted war criminals such as Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic is an obligation under international law and no separate entity law is required, said Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission...
Private accomodation to be used to house evicted families in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 May 2001
BANJA LUKA, 15 May 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes the offer of the Banja Luka Municipality to rent space from private citizens in order to provide accommodation for evicted families
Chairman-in-Office condemns violent riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 8 May 2001
BUCHAREST, 7 May 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, strongly condemns the violent riots in the Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina directed against the reconstruction of destroyed mosques...
OSCE Head of Mission: Banja Luka violence is uncivilized and intolerable
Publishing date: 7 May 2001
SARAJEVO, 7 May 2001- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina condemns in the strongest terms today\'s outbreak of violence in Banja Luka...