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Border police monitoring in the OSCE region: A discussion of the need and basis for human rights monitoring of border police practices
Publishing date: 10 May 2021
Collections: Border police monitoring in the OSCE region
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Border management, Migration, Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This research consolidates available information and showcases selected current practices on border police monitoring to raise awareness and share information among the governmental and non-governmental stakeholders across the OSCE region. The report explores opportunities for increased monitoring and identifies transferable good practices to increase systematic independent border police monitoring, and thereby contribute to the advancement of human rights while respecting border management practices across the region.
Joint Opinion on the Draft Electoral Code of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 21 March 2006
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Draft Electoral Code would provide a better integrated and unitary legislative framework for the administration of most elections. The Draft Code would make numerous improvements in the provisions currently included in the main election laws, including the Laws on the Election of Members of Parliament, on the Election of the President, and on Local Elections. In addition, other election-related laws, such as those on the Voter List and Election Districts (for parliamentary elections) have been incorporated in revised form into the Draft Code.
Child Adoption Procedure in Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 September 2010
Collections: Legal System Monitoring Reports
Content type: Legal document
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report analyses child adoption practice in Kosovo. It concludes that the continued adjudication of child adoptions by administrative bodies rather than the courts violates the legal framework in Kosovo and international human rights law.
Uzbekistan, Presidential Election, 24 October 2021: Needs Assessment Mission Report
Publishing date: 19 July 2021
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of Afghanistan in response to the presentations by Mr. M. Margaryan, by Brigadier General L. Swaan Wrede, by Ms. A. Darisuren, by Ms. D. O, and by Senior Lieutenant A. Savtalyan
Publishing date: 19 May 2021
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
976th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Kazakhstan, Parliamentary Elections, 10 January 2021: Final Report
Publishing date: 26 March 2021
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Germany, Parliamentary Elections, 26 September 2021: Needs Assessment Mission Report
Publishing date: 22 July 2021
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Publishing date: 14 May 2021
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Teresa Ribeiro
Publishing date: 13 May 2021
Collections: 1313th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Response by the Delegation of Albania to the Questionnaire on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology
Publishing date: 29 June 2021
Content type: Report
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information Exchange on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology