26.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 26/3/2005

RHB - HR Paddy Ashdown created a diplomatic scandal before UN Security Council while rebutting BIH Minister of Security Barisa Colak on situation in BIH. Colak indicated to UN that International Community in BIH is starting to cause problems in the country and that human rights are still abused in BIH. Colak criticised work of international prosecu [...]
25.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 25/3/2005

BH Radio 1, RS Radio - RS Prime Minister, Pero Bukejlovic,stated that both the RS Government and the NGOs are committed to proving that the genocide was committed against the Serbs noting that there are efforts to minimize this issue. Opening the conference “Through Truth to Justice” being held on Pale, Bukejlovic stated that “perhaps” bigger genoc [...]
24.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 24/3/2005

RHB - Commenting on the Dragan Covic’s statement that the indictment against him is actually directed against the Croat people, NHI issued a press release, which says that in order to avoid his personal responsibility Covic started to hide behind the Croat people.
23.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 23/3/2005

FENA - Dragan Covic will remain at the position of the BiH Presidency member. He added at the press conference held in Sarajevo today that he will respected whichever decision that the international community will bring. The indictment against Covic in Lijanovic case was confirmed by the BiH Court on 10 March.
22.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 22/3/2005

BH Radio 1 By Ljiljana Radl, RHB, RS Radio - At the session today, the FBiH House of Representatives adopted the draft Law on return, allocation and sale of unclaimed apartments. According to the law, these apartments, which served as the alternative accommodation for refugees, should be returned to the companies which owned them in 1991. In order [...]
21.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 21/3/2005

HINA - The European Union on Sunday officially requested Dragan Covic to resign from his post as member of BiH Presidency after he was indicted for abuse of office and corruption. The EU's request was backed by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) and the US and Canadian embassies in the country.
20.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 20/3/2005

BHT 1 by Mirela Cosic – The office of the BiH Presidency member, Dragan Covic, stated that that last decisions of the BiH judicial institutions can cause a crisis in functioning of the authorities and political parties, which represent parliamentary majority, will do everything to avoid that crisis. This was stated after the meeting held by represe [...]
19.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 19/3/2005

RHB, BHT 1, NTV Hayat, FTV, Dnevni Avaz pg 8 ‘Gojko Jnakovic did not understand bill of indictment’ by Sense, Oslobodjenje pg 5 ‘Gojko Jnakovic did not enter plea’ not signed, Nezavisne Novine pg 6 ‘Jankovic postponed entering his plea for one month’ by Beta - Gojko Jankovic did not enter his plea in ICTY saying that the bill of indictment is not [...]
18.03.2005

OHR BiH Media Round-up, 18/3/2005

BH Radio 1 by Brana Markovic - At an extraordinary session taking place in Banja Luka today, the RS National Assembly is discussing the continuation of defence reform in BiH. The deputies were addressed by Raffi Gregorian, the Co-chair of BiH Defence Reform Commission, who reiterated that a lack of full cooperation with ICTY remained the main obsta [...]