Press releases

To whom and how are the intervention funds of BH institutions distributed?

Press releases ● 29 March 2019

In just one month, over ninety thousand marks were approved from the budget reserve of the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina to religious communities, various associations and humanitarian organizations.

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TI BiH presents results of the Center for providing free legal advice in anti-corruption fight

Announcements ● 28 March 2019

Transparency International in  Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference, at which it will present results of work of the Center for providing free legal advice to the citizens in their fight against corruption for 2018. (more…)

Institutions and the judiciary ignore abuses of public budgets

Press releases ● 27 March 2019

Billions of public money marks are spent in BiH in a non-transparent manner, and institutions and the judiciary are not interested in spending money inappropriately, concluded the panel discussion “Media Reporting on Corruption and Misuse of Public Funds in BiH” organized by Transparency International in BiH (TI in BiH) and Business portal CAPITAL.ba. (more…)

TI BiH and Capital.ba organize panel discussion entitled „Media Reporting on Corruption and Abuse of Public Funds in BiH“

Press releases ● 25 March 2019

Banjaluka, 25th March 2019 – Transparency International in BiH and business portal Capital.ba are organizing a panel discussion related to media researching and reporting on corruption and abuse of public funds in BiH, which will be heldon Tuesday, 26th March 2019 at the Hotel Bosna in Banja Luka, at 11.00h.

This panel discussion will be the opportunity to talk about the effects of researching the abuse of public funds, the problems and challenges that reporters face during their investigations of topics related to public finances and expenditure of public funds in a complex BiH system, but also the consequences and effects of reporting on corruption.

During the project„Let’s investigate the public cash flow“ which TI BiH and Capital.ba realized with the support of USAID within the IMEP Project of Empowering the Independent Media, they also organized training for journalists on researching and reporting on public finances. The first three journalists whose stories were declared the most successful within this project will be awarded.

Panel discussion will bring together the representatives of media, civil society, academic community, international organizations and institutions.  

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TI BiH filed charges against Nenad Nesic and Dragan Cavic for conflict of interest

Press releases ● 13 March 2019

TI BiH filed charges due to the conflict of interest against Nenad Nesic, Acting Director of the public company „Putevi Republike Srpske“ and MP in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, and against Dragan Cavic, Acting Director of the public company „Elektrokrajina“ and MP in the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska. (more…)

Decree of the FBiH Government will not eliminate corruption risks concerning employment

Press releases ● 12 March 2019

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not accepted the proposal made by TI BiH to give the priority to writing tests during the candidate selection process, while also refusing the suggestion to make the selection of a first-ranked candidate obligatory. (more…)

Transparency International slandered by pro-government media in RS for Disclosing Brod Oil Refinery’s privatisation contract

Press releases ● 01 March 2019

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has found that the pro-government media in Republika Srpska ran a smear campaign against Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) after it had disclosed the acquired contract on the privatisation of the Oil Refinery in Brod.  (more…)

TI BiH filed a lawsuit against the RS Ministry of the Interior for hiding the information related to the use of force in Banja Luka

Press releases ● 01 March 2019

The lawsuit specifically emphasizes that the reports on the use of force are related to the numerous statements given by the citizens and the activists who publicly stated that the excessive force was used against them, and that several cases concerning the work of the RS Police have been initiated with the Ombudsman. (more…)

Corruption Perception Index: BiH stagnates, paralyzed by corruption

Press releases ● 29 January 2019

According to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, BiH is placed at 89th position, out of 180 countries, with a score of 38 on a scale of 0 to 100, indicating thus long-term stagnation and collapse of democratic system. (more…)

TI BiH presents Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2018

Announcements ● 28 January 2019

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference in order to present the results of Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2018. (more…)

BiH Constitutional Court confirms: Businessman racketeering affair created to discredit TI BiH

Press releases ● 25 January 2019

The Constitutional Court found that the writings of Nezavisne novine, in a series of articles on organized racketeering of businessmen, allegedly carried out by TI BiH, had only one purpose – to discredit and slander an organization that is publicly recognized as a vocal critic of corruption. (more…)

Draft Law on Property of Public Officials of Sarajevo Canton is not compatible with other regulations and international recommendations

Press releases ● 22 January 2019

TI BiH particularly emphasizes that an initiative for creation and adoption of the Law on Conflict of Interest of the Federation BiH has been recently launched and that proposed solutions in the Sarajevo Canton could lead to mutual conflict of these regulations. (more…)

Gross abuse of human rights in BiH

Press releases ● 28 December 2018

Banja Luka, 28 December 2018 – Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) has been monitoring the excessive use of force of police units, including riot police, which resulted in the Chapter’s report to the Public Prosecutor as of 28 December 2018. (more…)

TI BiH has filed criminal charges against several police officers for excessive use of force

Press releases ● 28 December 2018

TI BiH has filed today to the District Public Prosecutor’s Office Banja Luka a criminal complaint against several police officers for excessive use of force and reasonable grounds to suspect that they committed several criminal offenses on that occasion. (more…)

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REQUEST AN EMERGENCY MEETING WITH THE OMBUDSMAN REGARDING THE REPORTS ON POLICE TORTURE

Press releases ● 28 December 2018

After six organizations of civil society submitted several letters to the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH requesting from the officials of this institution to visit all persons detained by the RS police in regard to the gatherings that took place on 25th December 2018, they will also deliver these requests to the Ombudsman personally, today at 14.00h, in Akademik Jovan Surutka 13 Street.

Civil society organizations demand from the Ombudsman to use its powers and authorization to examine the allegations that emerged in the media according to which an excessive and illegal force had been used by police officers during the arrests of certain citizens, and later torture and humiliating treatment in the official police premises.

Organizations also request from the Ombudsman to continue with the close monitoring of RS police activities directed towards the members of Pravda za Davida group and all other citizens who decided to peacefully gather and express their opinions in regard to this case. They propose that in the spirit of democratic practice, the representatives of the civil society organizations dedicated to the protection of human rights and freedoms should be present during the visits to the detainees.

Organizations remind once again that BiH has ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, by which it has undertaken a series of obligations related to the prevention of such actions, and in this regard we consider it specifically significant to establish monitoring activity of the Institution of the Ombudsman in the following period in order to protect citizens who express their public protest and dissatisfaction with the work of the prosecution in David Dragicevic case. They also remind of the fact that spontaneous gatherings of citizens are international standard and that such actions performed by RS police endanger the right to freedom of gathering and expression.

Organizations signatories:

Transparency International BIH

Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Banjaluka

Center for Environment

Citizens’ Association Ostra Nula

Perpetuum mobile

Center for Youth KVART

TI BiH: RS police in the service of the regime that has launched a clampdown against its opponents

Press releases ● 25 December 2018

Rather than pursuing an in-depth investigation into the David Dragičević case, the RS police are directing their actions against political opponents of the current government and civic activists who demand the truth about the death of their fellow citizen.

Banja Luka, 25 December 2018 – Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) condemns the conduct of the RS police and notes that the arrests and detentions of journalists, civic activists, and former and current MPs constitute a shameless show of force and suppression of political and media freedoms through use of repressive measures.

TI BiH has previously warned that the spontaneous gatherings of people are an international standard, that such conduct by the RS police violates the right to freedom of assembly and expression, and that the authorities in Republika Srpska are increasingly showing signs of an authoritarian regime. Instead of conducting a thorough investigation into the David Dragičević case, the RS police are directing their actions against political opponents of the current government and civic activists who demand the truth about the death of their fellow citizen.

Police occupation of the main square in Banja Luka is a message to all citizens that no dissenting opinion will be tolerated and that anyone who thinks differently and expresses their views publicly will be arrested or politically prosecuted. TI BiH unequivocally condemns police brutality against the Dragičević family who have merely been trying all this time to learn the truth about their son’s murder.

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