Publications

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.

This Catalogue contains information provided by civil society organizations from the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River and non-governmental organizations on the right bank with partnership experience across the Dniester/Nistru River. The list of organizations is not exhaustive; the information is presented only about organizations which expressed interest to be included in the Catalogue.

Published by the OSCE Presence in Albania

Newsletter by the OSCE Secretariat

Analysis of legal framework for access to media content co-financed by public funds.

The Annual Report on OSCE activities provides an overview of the Organization's activities in its field operations and institutions as well as its co-operation with other international organizations

Research Study Position of Women in Trade Unions in Serbia prepared by CSO Women Association FemPlatz, in 2020, with the OSCE Mission's support. According to the Research, there are still existent gaps in the living standards and in the well-being of men and women in Serbia. Gender inequalities at labor market exist in different important aspects, such as segregation in occupation and employment sectors, existence of glass ceilings, and, in addition, it shows, that, although women workers have played a key role during COVID-19 epidemic, they have been more exposed to economic consequences of the epidemic than men. Research also highlights the need to address serious representation gaps in trade unions, especially at leadership positions, as well as the need to review and adapt policies in order to genuinely serve men and women alike, underlining the fact that gender equality is an important union matter. It contains recommendations for a gender-responsive approach in economic area in order to avoid further reproducing or accentuating of economic and gender inequalities and in order to improve future approach in use of women’s resources.

In line with one of its main tasks in 1999, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (Mission) was mandated with training the new police service to uphold human rights and democratic policing principles. To do so, the Mission established the Kosovo Police Service School (KPSS) and took the lead in recruiting and training the officers of the newly created Kosovo Police Service (KPS), now Kosovo Police (KP). In 2006, the Kosovo Police Service School evolved into the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development (KCPSED), and in 2011 into the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS), whereby it became a centre for training of all public safety agencies operating in Kosovo: KP, Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS), Kosovo Probation Service (KPS), Customs, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK). Today, KAPS is an accredited institution responsible for delivering basic, specialized, advanced and accredited bachelor programmes in security and public safety for all named institutions. This booklet presents the Mission’s contribution in the establishment, development through different phases, and the main achievements of the Academy. Findings from annual reports, assessments and internal reports, produced by local and international institutions/organizations, alongside open sources and institutional memory, were used during the development of this booklet.

The report provides an analysis of how technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings has been approached from the perspective of policy and legislation across the OSCE participating States. While looking primarily at the accelerating shift toward government-led responses, the report also examines the policies and practices adopted by the private sector and civil society organizations. In addition, the report offers recommendations for policy and legislative responses by OSCE participating States to the misuse of technology to exploit victims.

The report provides an analysis of how technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings has been approached from the perspective of policy and legislation across the OSCE participating States. While looking primarily at the accelerating shift toward government-led responses, the report also examines the policies and practices adopted by the private sector and civil society organizations. In addition, the report offers recommendations for policy and legislative responses by OSCE participating States to the misuse of technology to exploit victims.