Publications

This paper reports on the scenario-building process in Eastern Europe. It presents the findings of two workshops, the first of which was conducted on 14-16 February 2011 in Lviv and the second on 25-26 May 2011 in Kyiv. The chief objective of the workshops, as well as its accompanying activities, was to provide the conditions to develop a comprehensive analysis of the security implications of climate change in Eastern Europe with the aim of raising awareness, providing early warning and recommending measures for ensuring security and stability, and promoting co-operation within the region.

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

This Fifth Occasional Paper in the Occasional Paper Series of the OSR/CTHB addresses and denounces the use of torture and other forms of ill-treatment by traffickers as a means to subjugate, control and punish trafficked people. It analyses under which circumstances trafficking can amount to torture or other forms of ill-treatment and it identifies the connection between both human rights violations from a clinical perspective. Importantly, the Paper provides the conceptual framework to understand what trafficking cases entail in terms of the physical and psychological effects on trafficked persons, and the legal and clinical implications that flow from this characterization, including in terms of legal entitlements. The Paper builds on the important work of the former UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Professor Dr. Manfred Nowak and the strong and long-standing clinical and policy experience of the British NGO, the Helen Bamber Foundation. Part 1 of the Paper authored by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights outlines and compares the existing legal frameworks on human rights, human trafficking as well as on torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Part 2 of the Paper examines the clinical links between human trafficking and torture, both in terms of the nature (physical and psychological) of the injuries from torture and ill-treatment, the impact of trafficking on victims and what this implies for effective assistance and sustained recovery This Occasional Paper is meant to provide a policy tool for decision makers and practitioners especially from the legal and medical sector dealing with human trafficking. Based on desk research, field work and case study analysis, it is also an excellent tool to inform the daily work of law enforcement, the judiciary, civil society, academia, the medical profession and the international community in their fight against human trafficking which should be firmly based on the rule of law and human rights.

The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2012 is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States and to promote constructive discussion of this issue. It covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

This handbook presents an overview of legislation, policies, and mechanisms for ensuring the protection and enforcement of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel. While recognizing that no single model can apply equally to every individual country, the handbook presents examples from across the OSCE region of practices that have proved successful.

This report presents an overview of all organized-crime-related activities of the OSCE in 2011 and provides an update on OSCE’s activities in support of the UNTOC, as well as the current status of ratification of the UNTOC convention among the participating States.

The 2012 Annual Report of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings aims to offer a concise overview of the wide range of activities carried out by the Office of the Special Representative and by the OSCE’s executive structures, institutions and field operations. The last part of the Report builds upon the October Alliance Conference “An Agenda for Prevention: Non Discrimination and Empowerment”, with an action-oriented paper highlighting how full recognition of the existing linkage between trafficking and discrimination can lead to new paths for advocacy, and make it possible that anti-trafficking and non-discrimination policies enhance each other.

Annual report by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.

This book contains papers from the international and regional experts who spoke at the at the 13th Central Asia Media Conference Dushanbe, Tajikistan 29-30 November 2011, as well as additional matters, including the agenda and conference declaration.

Annual report of the OSCE Secretary General.