Publications

In 2019, in response to numerous requests for guidance on issues related to judicial independence falling outside the geographic and thematic scope of the Kyiv Recommendations, ODIHR initiated a comprehensive consultative and expert-driven process to ensure that its recommendations on judicial independence respond effectively to current challenges. The inaugural meeting of a core group of experts convened in Warsaw, followed by extensive further assessment of the thematic areas in focus. The Recommendations on Judicial Independence and Accountability (Warsaw Recommendations) are the result of this review process.

This Guidebook identifies the interfaces in the criminal justice process among the various institutions of the CJS and between them and other relevant governmental agencies as well as non-governmental security and justice providers and civil society. It elaborates on a number of good practices in addressing these interfaces in practical reform steps and identifies options for enhancing international co-operation in following a holistic CJS reform (CJSR) approach.

This guidance note is for mediators and professionals engaged in formal third-party mediations across the OSCE region and beyond. It note aims at raising awareness of how gender-responsive mediation can potentially lead to more sustainable agreements and proposes concrete measures for gender-aware interventions.

Mass media play crucial role in ensuring gender equality. Biased and unprofessional coverage strengthens stereotypes and perpetuates existing disbalances in the roles traditionally attributed to women and men in social life. On the contrary, quality work of a journalist gives the audience a clear

Guidebook, written and compiled by OSCE Senior Police Adviser Kevin Carty, designed to assist OSCE staff dealing with policing issues as well as police practitioners and policy-makers working to develop and strengthen democratic policing.

In the framework of its “Family Crime Prevention” project, the PCUz developed a toolkit for the judiciary on the methodology of working with victims of domestic violence and with potential offenders to protect the rights of victims to handle domestic violence cases more efficiently. The toolkit determines what domestic violence is, what its specific signs and patterns are. This toolkit covers international standards and national legislation to counter domestic violence, women's access to justice and specific court cases along with international good practices on tackling domestic violence. Available in Uzbek and Russian languages.

The guidebook was prepared by the Armenian Prosecutor's Office and Armenian Civil Servants' Union with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan to improve the communication skills of civil servants working in prosecution and introduce the ethical norms of civil servants. Not available in English.

Toolkit for police officers on the methodology of working with potential offenders and preventing acts of violence to protect the rights of victims of domestic violence. Undertaken by the OSCE Project Co-Ordinator in Uzbekistan in co-operation with the Oila Centre of applied research under the Ministry of Support to Mahalla and Family, in the framework of project 'Crime Prevention in the Family.' Available only in Uzbek.

The purpose of this publication is to improve the understanding of sexual and gender-based violence on the part of state actors and civil society, including an understanding of how such violence manifests in places of deprivation of liberty. It also identifies many of the factors that increase the vulnerability of persons deprived of their liberty and aims to contribute to the reduction and eventual elimination of sexual and gender-based violence in places of deprivation of liberty. The publication is primarily intended for policymakers, lawmakers and practitioners from criminal justice systems, including lawyers, prosecutors, judges and anyone else involved in arresting, investigating, interrogating or detaining suspects, those accused of a crime and prisoners or detainees.

The guidebook prepared by the Journalists for the Future NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan is intended for online journalists. It provides theoretical and practical knowledge on how to implement high-quality media activity in the Internet and to properly organize information security. It is not available in English.