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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
As previously recommended by ODIHR, all public broadcasters should provide impartial and balanced coverage in their news and political programmes to all parties and candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should reinforce effective protection of journalists from threats and intimidation. Considerations should be given to strengthen the capacity of the law enforcement bodies to ensure swift investigation of online and offline cases of pressure on journalists and media outlets.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To enhance the scope of the information available for voters and promote balanced and impartial reporting in the news and current affairs programmes, the public broadcasting service should be granted a stable system of funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The legislation should be amended to provide a clear definition of defamation, review sanctions for defamation to ensure proportionate and reasonable remedy, and provide for safeguards against abusing defamation law.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should proactively publish information of public interest, including related to elections, in the public domain. Access to such information should be easy, prompt, effective and practical, facilitating a wide range of inquiries. Information requests should be reviewed swiftly; any refusals should have clear justifications.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
Defamation should be de-criminalized. Interference with the activities of journalists and media personnel should not be tolerated, and authorities should fulfil their duty to protect the safety of media staff through effective and timely protective measures.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The existing structure of the public broadcasting service, including its legislative basis, on both state and entity levels, should be reconsidered, with the aim to ensure independent public media broadcasters. A stable, predictable, fair and enforceable system of funding that enables their free operation should be the priority.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
As previously recommended by ODIHR, all public broadcasters should provide impartial coverage in their news and political programmes. The legal provisions on this requirement should explicitly address the coverage not only of registered election contestants but also of public officials who take part in the campaign.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024
EOM
Local
elections
The law should provide clear deadlines for expeditious adjudication of media-related campaign complaints, including during the campaign period. In addition, the CRA should act upon its own initiative and could be legally mandated to conduct systematic monitoring of broadcasters’ compliance concerning impartial political coverage, in particular in the public media.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025
SEAM
Local
and Presidential
elections
As previously recommended, all public broadcasters should provide equitable and balanced coverage of electoral contestants in primetime news and editorial programmes, in addition to free airtime, to contribute to the ability of voters to make informed voting choices. The legal requirements for impartial and balanced coverage of the contestants should be also applicable to their websites and social network pages.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
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