News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission welcomes the arrest of Radovan Stanković
Publishing date: 23 January 2012
SARAJEVO, 23 January 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Fletcher M. Burton, welcomed today the arrest of Radovan Stanković, a convicted war criminal and fugitive at large...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes agreement on new government in BiH
Publishing date: 29 December 2011
VILNIUS, 29 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today the agreement by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politicians to form a new state government...
OSCE Mission helps to increase public confidence in war crimes processing in BiH
Publishing date: 1 December 2011
SARAJEVO, 1 December 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the BiH Prosecutor’s Office, completed in Sarajevo today a series of seven roundtable discussions on war crimes processing...
OSCE Mission to BiH condemns violence against women and calls for increased protection
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 23 November 2011- Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, condemned violence against women and called for the effective protection of victims...
OSCE Mission to BiH concerned by manifestations of intolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 16 November 2011 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrea Cellino, marking the International Day for Tolerance, highlighted today the continuing need to promote tolerance and non-discrimination in all spheres of life in the country...
OSCE and ICTY say justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina capable of efficiently processing war crimes cases
Publishing date: 1 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 1 November 2011 – Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have announced today in Sarajevo the successful completion of the Rule 11bis Monitoring Project...
OSCE promotes role of women in conflict prevention, crisis management and peace-building at Sarajevo conference
Publishing date: 28 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 28 October 2011 – The need to engage women in all phases of conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation was highlighted at the closing of a two-day conference held in Sarajevo...