Publications
Property Rights Monitor- 7th edition
Publishing date: 5 April 2023
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons.
Call for Applications- 2023 Apprenticeship Programme
Publishing date: 30 March 2023
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites you to apply for a five-month apprenticeship programme for 30 young persons between the ages of 20 and 24, in close co-operation with local government institutions and partner Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The programme aims at bringing young women and men closer to local government institutions and relevant CSOs directly involving them in local participatory processes, as well as decision and policy-making processes. Please send your application by 21 April 2023.
Overview of Learning Centres in Kosovo and the Implementation of Administrative Instruction 19/2018
Publishing date: 22 March 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication provides an overview of the situation of learning centres in Kosovo as of April 2022 and implementation of the Administrative Instruction (AI) 19/2018 on Establishment and Functioning of the Learning Centres. The report offers a way forward and recommendations to different stakeholders for the practical institutionalization of Learning Centres.
Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSCs) 2022
Publishing date: 13 March 2023
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This info sheet includes information about the Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSCs)
Women’s Inheritance Rights
Publishing date: 31 January 2023
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The booklet on “Women’s Inheritance Rights” is designed to raise awareness among the general public, including women from rural communities and relevant institutions about women’s inheritance rights. Based on the feedback received during the Mission’s workshops on women’s property rights in 2021 and 2022, the Mission gathered a series of common issues in the implementation of women’s inheritance rights. The booklet responds to these issues by explaining the legal framework in a simplified and relatable manner, illustrating them through sample cases in the format of frequently asked questions and informing affected women, family members and civil society organizations about actions they can take to protect and enforce women’s inheritance rights.
Property Rights Monitor- 6th edition
Publishing date: 29 September 2022
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons.
Handling of Terrorism Cases by the Kosovo Criminal Justice System
Publishing date: 19 September 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE report ‘Handling of Terrorism Cases by the Kosovo Criminal Justice System’ covers the period 2018 to 2020 and examines data gathered by the OSCE trial monitoring team in more than 50 cases categorized as terrorism related. The report also includes a comprehensive overview of the legal framework for terrorism cases and assesses the extent to which Kosovo law and policy is in line with international standards. The report aims to support legal practitioners to maintain the highest standards of professionalism in this challenging area of law and policy.
The Right to Effective Representation in Criminal Proceedings and the Ex Officio Appointment System
Publishing date: 11 August 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE report ‘The Right to Effective Representation in Criminal Proceedings and the Ex Officio Appointment System’ provides insight into standards of criminal defence representation and the functioning of the ex officio appointment system in Kosovo. The report covers the period 2020 to 2021, and uses surveys with legal practitioners together with findings from OSCE trial monitoring to assess some of the challenges and barriers to effective criminal defence representation in Kosovo.
Protection of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 July 2022
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE report “Protection of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo” provides insight into the policy, legal and administrative frameworks of cultural heritage protection. The report analyses the close interconnectivity between heritage protection, security, infrastructure and spatial planning issues. Specific features of heritage protection in Kosovo, such as the Special Protective Zones (SPZs) and the Implementation and Monitoring Council (IMC), are also assessed. The report formulates recommendations to enhance the existing legislation and to improve the structural conditions in the field of heritage identification, preservation and promotion.
Supporting institutions in Kosovo regulate constructions without permit poster
Publishing date: 28 June 2022
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe