European Court: Bosnia's constitution violates human rights
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Bosnia is violating human rights by not letting a Muslim Bosniak residing in the Serb part of the country run for president. Bosnia has three months to appeal.
The settlement ending the 1992-95 war carved the country into two regions — a Serb region and one shared by the Bosniaks and Croats. The county's presidency must consist of a Serb from the Serb region and a Bosniak and Croat from the other.
Ilijaz Pilav sued in 2007 because as a Bosniak living in the Serb region he is prevented from running for president. The court ruled in his favor on Thursday.
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Such discrimination is likely to be another obstacle for Bosnia's bid to join the EU.