Publications
Propaganda and Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
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
This non-paper aims to facilitate the OSCE participating States in formulating national and international law and policy toward the current spread of propaganda intertwined with the conflict in and around Ukraine.
Handbook on the Follow-up of Electoral Recommendations
Publishing date: 6 June 2016
Collections: Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook sets out ODIHR’s approach and practices in assisting participating States in the follow-up of electoral recommendations. While ODIHR has conducted follow-up activities for several years, this handbook aims to establish a more systematic approach that provides clarity and consistency and promotes greater attention to the implementation of recommendations. It has been developed on the basis of generous extra-budgetary contributions as part of ODIHR’s continued effort to improve its methodology and to increase professionalism in election observation activities. The handbook is primarily intended for actors in OSCE participating States addressing ODIHR’s electoral recommendations, but it will also be of use to those following up on recommendations outside the OSCE region.
Guidelines for Public Security Providers in Elections
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
Collections: Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
These guidelines are intended as a reference document for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe and assess the framework for and conduct of public security providers over the course of an election. They may also benefit other organizations engaged in election observation seeking guidance on how to assess these issues. In addition, these guidelines may serve as a reference for the authorities, including those who legislate on electoral security and for public security providers in the context of an election.
Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2016
Publishing date: 28 July 2017
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.
OSCE Annual Report 2015
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
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.
Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the OSCE 2004 Action Plan on the Promotion of Gender Equality- 2016
Publishing date: 2 October 2017
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Report highlights last year’s (2016) achievements as well as areas for further work in mainstreaming gender perspectives into the Organization’s policies, programmes and activities.
The Max van der Stoel Award Commemorative Book 2009
Publishing date: 1 October 2009
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The present guidelines are based on OSCE commitments and universally recognized human rights standards that OSCE participating States have undertaken to adhere to. The guidelines are informed by key international instruments relevant to the protection of human rights defenders, in particular the UN Declaration mentioned above. The guidelines do not set new standards or seek to create “special” rights for human rights defenders but concentrate on the protection of the human rights of those who are at risk as a result of their human rights work. As such, the guidelines aim to contribute to promoting equal protection of human rights for all.
Comparative Study “Political Advertising and Media Campaign During the Pre-election Period”
Publishing date: 28 September 2017
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The aim of the Comparative Study is to assist the Agency for Electronic Media in improving the legal framework by producing a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks in seven OSCE and Western Balkan region countries related to the political advertising and media campaign during the pre-election period.
How does the Security Sector Reform Affect Human Security in Serbia? Reassessing the Impact of Security Sector Reform on LGBT People
Publishing date: 4 January 2017
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In 2016, the OSCE Mission supported the Public Policy Research Centre, civil society organization to conduct a research on how the security sector reform affects human security in Serbia and to reassess the impact of security sector reform on LGBT people. The purpose of the research was to establish whether there have been changes in the policies of security sector institutions concerning the LGBT community as a vulnerable group.