Publications
20/20 OSCE and Central Asia: past visions, future perspectives
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
A report based on a seminar held at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek on 12 October 2010, organized by the OSCE Secretariat and supported by Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship.
The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2009
Publishing date: 29 September 2009
This paper provides an overview of international standards on the death penalty in the OSCE area. It covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Annexes to the Secretary General's Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, 2010
Publishing date: 30 August 2010
Annexes to the annual report of the OSCE Secretary General.
OSCE/ODIHR Annual Report 2008
Publishing date: 14 May 2009
Collections: ODIHR Annual Reports
ODIHR's annual report provides an overview of the Office's primary activities in the areas of elections, democratization, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and Roma and Sinti issues.
A Summary of Challenges on Addressing Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in the Agricultural Sector in the OSCE Region
Publishing date: 8 July 2009
Collections: Occasional Paper Series on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Occasional Papers of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE publications on Labour Exploitation
The third Occasional Paper focuses on the second largest employment sector of the OSCE region. It is a thorough analysis of the current challenges within the agricultural sector, aiming to assist to identify the structural issues and deficits of this sector that cause or exacerbates a worker's vulnerability. This is the first paper of its kind to address human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector throughout the OSCE region. It sheds light on a sector in which workers are commonly exploited, but are often out of sight.
OSCE Magazine April 2007
Publishing date: 22 March 2007
Collections: OSCE Magazines
In this issue: Chairmanship; Kosovo Status Settlement; Ministerial Council Meeting in Brussels; President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania; OSCE and UNODC; Strategic Police Matters Unit
Best practices in combating corruption
Publishing date: 31 May 2004
Best practices guide
Election Observation- A decade of monitoring elections: the people and the practice
Publishing date: 29 November 2005
This publication provides an overview of the history and development of OSCE election monitoring. It looks at the reasons for observing elections, who observers are, where they come from, and how an election observation mission works in practice.
ODIHR e-newsletter October/November
Publishing date: 4 November 2007
October/November 2007 issue.
Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit- Tool 2: Police Reform and Gender
Publishing date: 13 February 2008
Collections: Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit
The following tool on police reform and gender focuses on the importance of strengthening the ability of the police to understand and address the different security needs of the entire population (including men, women, boys and girls, from all walks of life) and creating non-discriminatory and representative police institutions.