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The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2020
Publishing date: 9 October 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This paper updates The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2019. It is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States since the previous publication and to promote constructive discussion of the issue. It covers the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
National Human Rights Institutions in a Public Emergency: A Reference Tool
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This reference tool aims to assist national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in the exercise of their functions during times of public emergency and post-emergency.
Note on the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism
Publishing date: 21 September 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The scope of this Note covers only the Shanghai Convention, with a view to analyze its compliance with OSCE human dimension commitments and international human rights standards.
Ukraine: Legal Opinion on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
Publishing date: 9 September 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Amendments. The ensuing recommendations are based on international standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.
Conclusions and Annexes
Publishing date: 3 September 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to Covid-19 Conclusions and annexes of ODIHR's report on OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
PART 2: Impacts on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 3 September 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to Covid-19 Part 2 of ODIHR's report on OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
PART 1: States’ obligations in a time of emergency
Publishing date: 3 September 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to Covid-19 Part 1 of ODIHR's report on OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
Collections: Publications related to trafficking in human beings
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic created new risks and challenges to victims of trafficking (VoTs) and survivors of trafficking, as well as having exacerbated the vulnerabilities of at-risk groups to trafficking. To analyze emerging trafficking in human beings (THB) trends and dynamics and to develop a response based on empirical data to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ODIHR and UN Women conducted a global survey of (1) survivors of trafficking and (2) frontline stakeholders. Based on the survey findings and empirical data collected, a set of policy recommendations were developed.
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 17 July 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report is the culmination of ODIHR's efforts to respond to human rights challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the OSCE.
Side event summary: Repatriation of "Foreign Terrorist Fighters" and their families from conflict zones in Syria and Iraq
Publishing date: 25 May 2020
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe