SARAJEVO, July 8 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's House for Human Rights on Thursday ruled that the bus company "Livno-bus" from Livno, southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, shall pay damages amounting to DM24,000 to a former employee who had
sued the company for ethnic discrimination. Sakib Zahirovic, who had worked with "Livno-bus" for 30 years, sued the company for firing him and another 51 Muslim employees in 1993. Explaining the ruling, the House for Human Rights said the municipality of Livno and Livno Canton "had actively discriminated against the plaintiff or tolerated his being discriminated against in exercising his right to work" because of his ethnicity, which is in opposition to the international agreement on economic, social and cultural rights. The court also ruled that the company will have to re-employ Zahirovic. The House for Human Rights is the highest judicial authority in the country, set up in line
SARAJEVO, July 8 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's House for Human
Rights on Thursday ruled that the bus company "Livno-bus" from
Livno, southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, shall pay damages amounting to
DM24,000 to a former employee who had sued the company for ethnic
discrimination.
Sakib Zahirovic, who had worked with "Livno-bus" for 30 years, sued
the company for firing him and another 51 Muslim employees in 1993.
Explaining the ruling, the House for Human Rights said the
municipality of Livno and Livno Canton "had actively discriminated
against the plaintiff or tolerated his being discriminated against
in exercising his right to work" because of his ethnicity, which is
in opposition to the international agreement on economic, social
and cultural rights.
The court also ruled that the company will have to re-employ
Zahirovic.
The House for Human Rights is the highest judicial authority in the
country, set up in line with the Dayton agreement, which deals with
the protection of human rights. Its rulings cannot be appealed
against.
(hina) rml