SARAJEVO, 3 September 2026 – With Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2026 General Elections approaching, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Civil Society BiH today brought together election officials, civil society, media, academia and international partners to discuss new election technologies, electoral integrity and the importance of a peaceful and democratic election campaign.

SARAJEVO, 01 September 2026 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) strongly condemns any threats, intimidation and targeting of public officials, journalists and their family members, and warns that increasingly inflammatory public discourse risks further undermining public safety, democratic participation and media freedom.

Roma communities constitute Europe’s most marginalized ethnic group, and one of the most vulnerable to human rights violations. Roma people face widespread and pervasive discrimination, harassment, hate speech, violence and hate crime. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Roma people constitute one of the most marginalized minorities, experiencing relative socio-economic deprivation and barriers to integration. Yet to date, there has been little publicly available systematic evidence about anti-Roma victimization in Bosnia and Herzegovina.