Publications
National Referral Mechanisms- Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons: A Practical Handbook
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating human trafficking, Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook provides guidance on how to design and implement sustainable mechanisms and structures to combat human trafficking and support victims. It also provides guidance on how to monitor and build the capacity of such mechanisms and structures.
Legal opinion writing handbook
Publishing date: 20 February 2013
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
What we do: Human rights, Education
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The handbook’s purpose is to help prospective and acting judges in enhancing their legal opinion writing skills. It focuses on practical issues, includes exercises and provides examples of real court decisions, numerous recommendations based on the experience of foreign countries, European in particular. Trainers and teachers can find it instrumental in developing and conducting training sessions on court decision writing. This handbook is 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.
Handbook for probation officers
Publishing date: 31 May 2009
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Published by the OSCE Presence in Albania. The manual is written in both English and Albanian.
Handbook on Establishing Effective Labour Migration Policies, Mediterranean edition
Publishing date: 6 December 2007
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The handbook was produced jointly by the OSCE, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Handbook of Best Practices on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Handbook of Best Practices on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is a set of guidelines developed by the Forum for Security and Co-operation to help cut down the amount of illegally-held weaponry in circulation. The Handbook is one of the most comprehensive manuals to-date on SALW that provides a set of best practice guides relating to all stages of a gun's life, starting with manufacture and finishing with destruction and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.
Handbook on Monitoring Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
Publishing date: 27 September 2011
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
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 Handbook is intended as a practical tool to help NGOs collect reliable information through the monitoring of public gatherings.
Handbook for Domestic Election Observers
Publishing date: 1 October 2003
Collections: Elections, Elections Publications, Tools and publications, ODIHR Publications, Elections 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
This handbook provides domestic observer groups with methodologies and tools they can use to develop a comprehensive and systematic approach to election observation.
Handbook of the Assembly of Albania
Publishing date: 29 February 2012
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook contains biographical data about the MPs of legislature XVIII (2009-2013) of the Assembly of Albania. The publication was prepared by the Parliament’s Publication and Human Resources Services and published with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania.
Understanding Hate Crimes: A Handbook for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 2 August 2010
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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 Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. This booklet aims to help the police, prosecutors, judges, legislators, local authorities and NGOs better understand the problem of hate crimes.