Publications

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.

This book by the OSCE Senior Police Adviser draws together the common basic principles and characteristics of community policing applied in the OSCE area and answers questions about what community policing is and what it is not.

This publication seeks to provide guidance to military commanders and policymakers within ministries of defence and general staff of the armed forces on a trauma-informed and human rights-compliant response to sexual assault. It intends to unpack some of the prevailing myths surrounding sexual assault within the military and how these hinder effective reporting and, thus, the ability of military systems to address sexual violence. This guide also highlights key considerations necessary for establishing trauma-informed policy and response within the military.

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.

The report comprises outcomes from the desk research of the best practices of dialogue evaluation conducted at the end of 2021. It is based on the analysis of academic and practitioner sources covering existing approaches, frameworks, and data collection methods used for evaluation of peacebuilding

This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2021, the year that marked the Office’s 30th anniversary.

The OSCE Mission to Serbia-supported research investigates which programs of digital competences are being developed and initiated in Serbia within the formal and informal education and offers a set of recommendations for public policy.

This analytical report presents findings from the conducted comparative analysis of the existing national legislation, international legal framework and semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Recommendations contained in this report pertain to regulation of sexual extortion as a form of corruption in the Criminal Code, Law on Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interests and in the Law on Prevention and Protection of Women from Violence and Domestic Violence. Incrimination of sexual extortion in the national legislation would make North Macedonia among the few countries in the OSCE region to have legislatively recognized and institutionalized gendered forms of corruption, leading to reducing its impact on women.

The research report provides analytical insight in the journalists’ current proficiency in digital competences, how they have been acquiring digital skills and knowledge, and their motivation for professional development, especially in terms of any gender differences, formulates the main problems in the area, and provides recommendations for improving the digital competences of this group of professionals.

Hate Crime Victim Support: Policy Brief Hate Crime Victim Support: Policy Brief This policy brief condenses the knowledge and key findings of the Enhancing Stakeholder Awareness and Resources for Hate Crime Victim Support (EStAR) project implemented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions