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This report highlights shortcomings in the conduct of evidentiary procedure in civil cases, particularly in the areas of witness testimony, documentary and expert evidence, and indentifies a gap between the legal framework and its implementation.

The report assesses progress made by Kosovo institutions in fulfilling their obligations under the existing policy framework for the reintegration of repatriated persons from January 2010 to July 2011.

This report provides an overview of the conduct of assembly meetings of most municipal legislative representative bodies in Kosovo between March 2009 and December 2010, during which time the OSCE Mission in Kosovo monitored 529 municipal assembly meetings.

This report examines the mass-claim mechanism established in Kosovo- as an exception to the courts jurisdiction- to resolve specific categories of conflict-related property claims.

This report analyses the sentencing practices of Kosovo courts. It focuses on inadequate assessment of mitigating and aggravating circumstances, particularly when defendants are sentenced bellow the established legal minimum.

The report finds that Kosovo institutions fall short of fulfilling their commitments to implement the Action Plan 2009-2015 on integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities and provides recommendations towards improving the conditions of the three communities and their integration.

Courts in Kosovo are failing to properly or adequately adjudicate family law cases involving dissolution of marriage, child custody and access. Such failure violates both the legal framework in Kosovo and international human rights standards. February 2011.

Council of Europe European Treaty Series- No. 122

This report presents status update on the current functioning of the judiciary in the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region, reiterates concerns over continuing human rights violations and the difficult working conditions in some judicial offices. Publication date: 27 January 2011.

The Communities Profiles publication identifies and highlights living conditions of different communities in Kosovo in 2010. The publication incorporates demographic data, as well as narrative accounts of the situation of different communities.