WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs issued the following press release:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Authorities in the majority Serb Republika Srpska - which along with the Bosniak-Croat Federation and Brcko District comprise Bosnia and Herzegovina - undertook sustained actions that undercut national institutions, increased interethnic tensions, and limited the freedoms of assembly and expression. Escalating verbal and legal attacks by Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik undermined the federation's constitutional order, and divisive and inflammatory rhetoric from Republika Srpska leaders contributed to increased political and ethnic tensions throughout the country. On April 28, a feder...