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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Concluding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative calls for strengthening independence of public service broadcasting and protecting safety of journalists
Publishing date: 20 April 2018
SARAJEVO, 20 April 2018 – OSCE media freedom representative Harlem Désir, concluded today his first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing the need to strengthen media pluralism, including respecting the independence and sustainability of public service broadcasting, and the need to protect safety of journalists in the country...
Freedom of assembly focus of training courses supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and ODIHR
Publishing date: 16 April 2018
Upholding human rights while policing assemblies was the focus of two three-day training courses for representatives of law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Sarajevo and Banja Luka from 9 to 14 April 2018...
OSCE concludes series of media literacy workshops for university students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 April 2018
MOSTAR, April 15 2018 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded today in Mostar a series of student workshops on media literacy. The workshops were held in Sarajevo, East Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla, concluding today in Mostar. The workshops focused on enhancing the level of the participating students’ understanding of the media in the digital age and their influence on society in the context of BiH...
OSCE report on judicial shortcomings in processing corruption cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented in Brčko
Publishing date: 28 March 2018
BRČKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 March 2018- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented a first assessment of issues negatively impacting the quality and effectiveness of the judicial response to corruption in BiH to representatives of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies today in Brčko.
Training course on accessing evidence from the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 March 2018
A specialized training course on use of the Electronic Disclosure Suite (EDS), an electronic database for accessing evidence gathered by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) concluded on 23 March 2018 in Sarajevo. Two two-day training events held in Banja Luka and Sarajevo, gathered some 50 legal associates and investigators from prosecutor’s offices and police investigators who work on war crimes cases from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...
Social workers make unique contribution to society, says Head of OSCE Mission to BiH Berton on occasion of World Social Work Day
Publishing date: 20 March 2018
On the occasion of World Social Work Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supported the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Sarajevo and the Association of Social Workers of the Federation of Bosnia in organizing the conference “Social Work in Education”, which concluded on 20 March 2018 in Sarajevo...
OSCE concludes second tabletop exercise on countering violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 March 2018
BIHAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 March 2018 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Counterterrorism Working Group, concluded a two-day tabletop exercise in Bihac today, focusing on practical views and ideas in addressing the challenges of violent extremism...