Publications
Handbook on Media Monitoring for Election Observation Missions
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Collections: Elections, Elections Publications, Tools and publications, ODIHR Publications, Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Freedom of expression and freedom of the media are essential to any democratic process, and the assessment of media coverage of election campaigns is a fundamental part of election observation methodology. This publication provides a succinct explanation of the media-monitoring methodology used by the OSCE/ODIHR in its election observation activities.
Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Collections: Promoting women’s political participation and gender equality, تعزيز المشاركة السياسية للمرأة والمساواة بين الجنسين
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties aims at encouraging political party leaders, men and women alike, to support the integration of gender aspects into internal political party decision-making processes. It also seeks to develop the capacity of women politicians to advance their political careers. The key finding that has emerged during the development of this handbook is that internal party reform is critical to women’s advancement. A lack of internal party democracy and transparency, the absence of gender-sensitivity in candidate selection and outreach, as well as the failure to decentralize party decision-making processes, all inhibit women’s opportunities to advance as leaders within parties and as candidates for elected office. To this end, the handbook provides a valuable overview of voluntary measures that political parties can adopt to enhance gender equality within party structures, processes, policies and activities, as a means to provide both women and men equal opportunities to participate meaningfully in the political life of OSCE participating States.
Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Publishing date: 4 December 2012
Collections: Promoting women’s political participation and gender equality, Tools and publications, ODIHR Publications
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook offers a survey of trends, examples, questions for consideration and recommendations to guide national human rights institutions in strengthening their capacity and practical work on women’s rights and gender equality.
Understanding Hate Crimes: A Handbook for Albania
Publishing date: 1 August 2012
Collections: ODIHR Publications
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This book has been prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in conjunction with the OSCE Presence in Albania. This booklet aims to help the police, prosecutors, judges, legislators, local authorities and NGOs better understand the problem of hate crimes.
Gender practices of media: handbook on gender equality and non-discrimination for students of high education establishments
Publishing date: 16 December 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The handbook draws on international and Ukrainian experience to provide insights on the need and ways of introducing gender-based approaches and gender-sensitive practices in media. It covers, inter alia, the following issues: importance of gender issues for journalists and media; connections
Handbook for Human Rights education
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Handbook offered by the Slovenian Chairmanship together with a pilot project to introduce human rights education in schools
Handbook for Victims of Domestic Violence
Publishing date: 2 October 2013
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Handbook on the Right of Access to Justice in Matters related to Environmental Protection in Administrative Procedures and Administrative Disputes
Publishing date: 5 March 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Handbook contains a comprehensive analysis of the procedures regarding access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making processes prescribed by different laws and a review of current administrative and judicial practice related to public participation in environmental protection procedures. The Handbook also includes case law analyses of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights and portrays the current practice of the Commissioner for Access to Information of Public Importance. It is intended for judges dealing with administrative judicial matters, civil servants who conduct environmental procedures, representatives of civil society and general public and undergraduate and postgraduate law students. Not available in English.
Handbook of Best Practices at Border Crossings – A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
Collections: Publications on transport and trade
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A practical guide for government agencies and private sector bodies which operate border crossing points. Published by the OSCE and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Schoolchildren's safety handbook
Publishing date: 3 October 2011
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe