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Permanent Council Decision No. 1288
Publishing date: 15 February 2018
Collections: 1176th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Approval of the 2018 Unified Budget (Bulgaria-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; France, interpretative statement 3; United States of America, interpretative statement 4; Austria, interpretative statement 5; Holy See, interpretative statement 6).
International Standards and Comparative National Approaches to Countering Disinformation in the Context of Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Collections: Legal reviews
This report takes a retrospective look at existing international standards, current national and international practices of policy-making and regulation, as well as related efforts by media associations and companies in the OSCE region to countering disinformation in the context of freedom of the media.
Comparative Legal Analysis of Ukrainian Regulation of Hate Speech in the Media
Publishing date: 14 February 2018
The Comparative Legal Analysis of Ukrainian Regulation of Hate Speech in the Media was commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and prepared by Toby Mendel, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy, Canada, upon official request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Information Policy. The Analysis outlines key international standards regarding hate speech, including some of the key rules for ensuring that restrictions do not unduly restrict freedom of expression. It then looks at some practices from different countries and assesses the Ukrainian laws/systems against both these and international standards. The Analysis also offers a number of recommendations that would ensure compliance of the Ukrainian legislation with the OSCE media freedom commitments and international standards.
Quarterly Selection 3/2018
Publishing date: 11 October 2018
Collections: Quarterly Selections 2018
July- September 2018
Response by the Delegation of Albania to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 12 April 2019
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Austria to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 16 April 2019
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Statement by H.E. Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs
Publishing date: 13 December 2017
Events: 24th OSCE Ministerial Council
Georgia, Presidential Election, 28 October and 28 November 2018: Final Report
Publishing date: 28 February 2019
Holocaust Memorial Days: An overview of remembrance and education in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 26 January 2018
Collections: Holocaust Memorial Days in the OSCE Region
This fifth edition of Holocaust Memorial Days: An overview of remembrance and education in the OSCE region provides information on when, where, and how OSCE participating States promote the commemoration and study of the Holocaust and the extermination and persecution of Roma and Sinti, in line with their OSCE commitments. It features information on Holocaust commemoration, education and research, memorial sites and best practices, and is intended to assist participating States in their efforts to promote the education about and the commemoration of all victims of Nazi persecution.