On December 1, 2011, the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in Washington, D.C. hosted a reception marking the 6th Annual Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces Day. On this day, all citizens of BiH come together to celebrate…
BAACBH and the Bosnian-American community would like to recognize and celebrate the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Statehood Day. On November 25, 1943 in a town called Mrkonjic Grad, the Anti-Fascist Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBIH) declared BiH…
BAACBH strongly condemns the act of violence that occurred at the United States Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today. According to news sources, Mevlid Jasarevic, an assailant from Novi Pazar, Serbia opened fire at the U.S….
BAACBH strongly condemns Columbia University's discriminatory actions against Bosnian Americans that occurred yesterday, October 25, 2011. The University's Harriman Institute of Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies hosted Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska (RS), where he…
The Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH) sent letters this week to members of the Congressional Caucus on Bosnia as well as to Hannah Rosenthal, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism in grave…
Last Friday, the Constitutional Court of BiH ordered the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH to remove the controversial Articles 17 and 39 from the BiH Constitution. The aforementioned articles in the Law and Citizenship of BiH state that "Citizenship…
Today, the former Yugoslav army chief, General Momcilo Perisic was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for war crimes that he committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia. Gen. Perisic was sentenced…
Today, after seven years on the run, President Boris Tadic of Serbia announced that the last major Serbian war criminal was arrested. The fugitive, Goran Hadzic, a former rebel leader who was indicted on June 4, 2004 for…
The Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH) marks the 16th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide with grief and sorrow and together, with the families of those killed, is remembering the innocent victims that lost their…
BAACBH would like to recognize and commend U.S. Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R-NC) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) for their support of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Bosnian people. BAACBH was alarmed by the recent events that took…
BAACBH would like to recognize and commend U.S. Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-MO) for his support of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Bosnian people. BAACBH was alarmed by the recent events that took place in Prijedor, BiH regarding…
Today, in Serbia, the Serbian Security Intelligence Agency arrested General Ratko Mladic. After sixteen years on the run, General Mladic was arrested in the village of Lazarevo, near Zrenjanin in northern Serbia. Gen. Mladic was Europe's most wanted…