Publications

As a first of its kind in the OSCE region, this study is concerned with the presence and operation of dedicated women’s parliamentary bodies (alternatively referred to as parliamentary structures for women members of parliament (MPs) that promote gender equality and women’s representation.

Prepared by Katrin Nyman-Metcalf and Andrei Richter, November 2010.

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

This guidance note on Integrating Gender into Oversight of the Security Sector by Ombuds Institutions & National Human Rights Institutions, developed by OSCE/ODIHR, DCAF and the OSCE Gender Section is a practical resource for ombuds institutions and NHRIs, and those who support them. It can help an ombuds institution or NHRI engage more effectively with police, militaries and other security sector institutions to monitor and reinforce how the human rights of men and women working there are upheld. It can strengthen oversight of how well police and others meet the needs of communities.

These Guidelines are intended as a tool for practitioners, authorities and political decision makers in OSCE participating States for use in either reforming or assessing the efficiency of their respective national systems of population registration.

The scope of this Opinion covers only the Law on the selection, performance evaluation and career of judges of Moldova, submitted for review. Thus limited, the Opinion does not constitute a full and comprehensive review of the judicial system of Moldova.

To provide an assessment of opportunities for enhancing women’s political participation across the OSCE region, this report sets out the general picture of women’s representation in OSCE participating States and reviews the impact of each of the institutional strategies discussed in the Six-Step Action Plan.

In this issue: Lessons from Northern Ireland; recovering stolen assets; training Afghan businesswomen; a strategic framework for policing.

The scope of this Joint Opinion covers only the Draft Amendments, submitted for review, and the legislation that they are amending. Thus limited, the Joint Opinion does not constitute a full and comprehensive review of the entire legal and institutional framework governing the status and disciplinary responsibility of judges in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2013, submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting, provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units in the Secretariat, the Institutions and the field operations, during 2013.