▁got ▁engaged ▁in ▁civil ▁society ▁initi atives . ▁He ▁is ▁remembered ▁as ▁" a ▁prominent ▁def ender ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁fre ed oms ▁in ▁Bi H , ▁a ▁sharp ▁critic ▁of ▁crime ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁determined ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁peace ▁and ▁co ex istence ." ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁Committee ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 4 ; ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Independent ▁Intel lect uals ▁Circle ▁ 9 9 ; ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Hels ink i ▁Federation ▁and ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Altern ative ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁Minister ial ▁Council ▁– ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁He ▁declared ▁to ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁daily ▁Na š a ▁Bor ba ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁The ▁Day ton ▁acc ords ▁admit ▁no ▁alternative . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁gather ▁all ▁non - n ational ist ▁forces , ▁since ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁that ▁can ▁ass ure ▁the ▁build - up ▁of ▁a ▁normal ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁D iz d are vić ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the