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Welcoming the willingness of party leaders in BiH to return to the European agenda, Miroslav Lajcak (left) and Olli Rehn (right) today stressed the need to normalize the political situation in the country and get back to work.

The non-governmental organizations gathered around the Human Rights House have expressed great concern with the complication of political relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rise of inter-ethnic tensions. (29-OCT-07)

Bosnian public is concerned with the situation in education based on the fact that one part of country is experiencing actions supporting segregation of children in schools, and their separation on the basis of ethnicity and belonging to different constituent peoples. (27-SEP-07)

Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina reacted today against the statement of Milorad Dodik (right), the president of the Republika Srpska Government, when he told the BHT on 13 September “I will simply not have various gay men walking into my office”, as reported by FENA (Federal News Agency). (20-SEP-07)

On Tuesday 11 September, the French Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Maryse Berniau, handed over the Medal of the Legion of Honour to Srdjan Dizdarevic, the president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and vice president of the International Helsinki Federation. (12-SEP-07)
 

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented today the Draft Law against Discrimination, which was officially submitted yesterday  to the BiH Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Safet Halilovic, with a proposal for the Ministry to launch the initiative for adoption of the draft law in the parliament. (06-SEP-07)

When thousands of people are the victims of the most heinous crimes – war crimes and crimes against humanity – as they are in Bosnia and Herzegovina, justice must not only be done but, equally importantly, seen to be done,” stated Ambassador Douglas Davidson (right), Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. (23-AUG-07)

Support to independent media helped citizens in several Balkan countries rid themselves of authoritarian, ethno-nationalist regimes. International assistance proved itself an effective way to promote democracy in the war-torn area in the period from 1996 to 2006, says in the Report – Ten Years of Media Support To the Balkans: An Assessment. (19-JUL-07)

Many refuse to declare their sexual orientation publicly as they are afraid they would not be able to get education or a job. “We don’t have that around here”, one can frequently hear both from an ordinary person and a senior government official. It is not surprising, therefore, that most people have a negative attitude towards LGBTIQ persons. (12-JUL-07)