Publications
Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2017
Publishing date: 6 August 2018
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides a comprehensive overview of all police-related projects, activities and events, which draw on the combined strength of the OSCE’s Institutions and its network of field operations, often cutting across the OSCE’s three security dimensions.
Factsheet of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 18 August 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and its staff observe media developments in the 57 participating States and promote compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments.
Youth Strategy of the Municipality of Kichevo 2017-2022
Publishing date: 24 January 2018
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Education, Good governance, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The first Youth Strategy of the Municipality of Kichevo 2017-2022 was developed by the Kichevo Youth Council with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The strategy, which was unanimously adopted by the Kichevo Municipal Council on 23 November 2016, is an advocacy document that aims to establish the strategic commitment of the Municipality of Kichevo and the municipality’s Youth Council to work on the promotion of youth issues.
News in brief
Publishing date: 18 July 2006
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: OSCE Office in Zagreb (closed)
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Croatia Summit 2006; President of Serbia visits Croatia; Montenegrin officials express apologies for role in the war; Commemoration of Tesla's birth marked by speeches of reconciliation; ECHR finds inadequate judicial remedies for administrative delays
OSCE Annual Report 2016
Publishing date: 10 April 2017
Collections: OSCE Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Secretary General’s Annual Report gives an overview of the Organization's activities and its co-operation with partner states and other organizations.
Open Journalism: The Road Travelled and the Road Ahead
Publishing date: 14 June 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication looks back on and reflects on a highly successful series of expert meetings and related work carried out by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media as part of the Open Journalism project. At the same time, it also looks forward, wondering how the regulatory, ethical, technological and market-related challenges facing Open Journalism can be overcome in the future.
The Graz Recommendations on Access to Justice and National Minorities
Publishing date: 14 November 2017
Collections: Thematic Recommendations and Guidelines
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A set of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Recommendations on access to justice and national minorities
Central Asia- In Defence of the Future: Media in Multi-Cultural and Multi-Lingual Societies
Publishing date: 18 September 2003
Collections: RFoM publications in chronological order
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Collection of speeches made at the 5th Central Asian Media Conference held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 17-18 September 2003.
Building Sustainable Peace and Democracy: OSCE Experiences in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 June 2018
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Drawing on the OSCE’s long-standing experience in South-Eastern Europe, this reference guide provides insight into OSCE activities that foster sustainable peace and democracy. Over 30 practical examples illustrate the work of OSCE field operations across seven thematic areas, outlining the good practices and lessons to be learned for future peacebuilding endeavours. Highlighting how the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security can be practically applied in the field, this guide is intended for OSCE officials, policy makers, practitioners, and civil society.
Human Rights Handbook on Policing Assemblies
Publishing date: 11 March 2016
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook aims to provide guidance for the police in facilitating the right to assemble peacefully. The handbook has been written primarily for police officers working in the OSCE area who have command responsibilities, at any level, for the policing of public assemblies. The handbook outlines key steps and principles for careful police work with assemblies through considered and proportionate policing, having at its core the aim of facilitating the right to peaceful assembly. It provides guidance for the successful policing of assemblies based on the requirements of international human rights law and established good practice from across the OSCE area. Although the focus of the handbook is on “assemblies”, the guidance and recommended practices are also applicable to other types of gatherings (e.g., state occasions, sporting events).