Publications

In this issue: The environment and security initiative: From analysis to action; "Exemplary" Skopje-OSCE partnership reaches 15-year milestone; Commemorating 15 years of the Forum for Security Co-operation

The 2010 Annual Report of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings is divided in four parts and deals with different aspects of the phenomenon, policies, actions, and challenges deriving from trafficking in women, men, and children for many different exploitative purposes. Part I “Trafficking in Human Beings as Modern-Day Slavery” explores the multiple forms of trafficking and addresses them as severe human rights violations, serious transnational organized crime, and threats to the individual and State security. Part II “Joining Efforts to Tackle Trafficking in Human Beings” provides an overview of the work and internal co-ordination and co-operation further developed in 2010 by the OSCE institutions, structures and field operations. Part III “Stepping Forward: Challenges and Future Perspectives” concludes the report as a stand alone chapter by addressing four crucial areas that the OSR decided to focus on to advance the anti-trafficking action: prosecution and criminal justice response; protection of victims’ rights; prevention; and strengthening partnership. Part IV of the report lists the references and an Annex recording the conferences and events attended by the SR and her Office in 2010.

In this issue: Finland and the OSCE come full circle; Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation: Time to give genuine meaning to the concept of partnership

This Guide aims at presenting good practices and providing tools on how to shape gender-sensitive labour migration processes. Through this Guide, the aim is to encourage states, particularly those in the OSCE area, to include gender-sensitive measures in their labour migration policies. It has been prepared in particular for use by policymak-ers and practitioners. In so doing, it is hoped that labour migration policies will be developed in a more gender-just way in accordance with OSCE participating States’ common commitments and values.

Proceedings and winner of the Max van der Stoel Award ceremony 2009. The Max van der Stoel Award Commemorative Book 2009 provides an overview of the award ceremony, including key speeches by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, the foreign minister of the Netherlands and the laureate. It features the winner of the award, the Integration and Development Center for Information and Research, Crimea, Ukraine, and its activities to improve the position of national minorities in OSCE participating States.

This report provides information about police-related activities of the SPMU, as well as other cross-dimensional police-related activities of other thematic units in the Secretariat and OSCE Institutions.

This assessment analyses the right to compensation for trafficked persons in international law through the lens of a wide range of international standards that relate to combating trafficking, the rights of crime victims, the rights of migrants, labour rights and the rights of victims of gender-based violence.

An annual report for 2008 on hate crimes and state responses within the OSCE region. Available on CD.

In this issue: Tajikistan and the OSCE- Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the peace agreement; Dushanbe and Vienna- Spirit of partnership is alive and well; The Spanish Chairmanship and Central Asia- Joint commitment to a community of common values

December 2008/January 2009 issue of the ODIHR e-newsletter