OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier has prepared recommendations for governments to consider in their efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19. Based on the experience of his institution, the High Commissioner reminds the OSCE participating States that cohesive societies are strong societies. Zannier said: “As governments […]

  The Council welcomes the Commission Opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s application for membership of the European Union and acknowledges that Bosnia and Herzegovina currently does not sufficiently fulfil the Copenhagen political criteria, and needs to dedicate considerable efforts to strengthening its institutions in order to guarantee democracy, the rule of […]

  Representatives of relevant Ministries; institutions at the State, Entity, Cantonal and Brčko District levels; civil society organisations; national minority advisory bodies; international organisations, and other relevant stakeholders gathered together to learn more about the new initiative aiming to promote anti-discrimination and protection of the rights of vulnerable groups. Ambassador […]

Bosnia and Herzegovina is committed to undertaking promotion of the full and effective equality of the persons belonging to minorities in all areas of economic, social, political and cultural life. This is something that is ratified through Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) and is aimed to […]

The Secretariat of the Framework Convention for Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) and the Horizontal Facility Action on “Strengthening the protection of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, in close co-operation with the CoE Office in Sarajevo and the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH, jointly organised a […]

“We should respect every country and their peoples. It is important to respect minorities and learn about their traditions and customs,” is the message from students from Omarska. Students from 12 primary schools in Prijedor municipality present their visions of the traditions and customs of minorities in Prijedor and Bosnia […]

Students from the sixth to the ninth grade from five primary schools in Tuzla had the opportunity to get familiarized with the basics of Roma and Albanian language, the history of the Italians in Tuzla, the traditional Macedonian cuisine, and to learn the most famous Slovenian writers. The activity of […]

While acknowledging some progress on Roma issues and emerging potential for moving towards integrated schools, the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities concludes in its new opinion that national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not enjoy effective access to their […]

Representatives of national minorities, relevant institutions, civil society and international organizations gathered together on 16 May in Sarajevo City Hall to learn more about the new initiative of the EU and Council of Europe for stronger protection of national minorities’ rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project “Strengthening the protection […]

The German commissioner for human rights and humanitarian aid, Christoph Strässer, arrived yesterday to B&H. Within his three days lasting visit, Mr Strässer will, in Sarajevo and in one Romany village in the central Bosnia, discuss various subjects with the representatives of the authorities and civil societies, among which the […]