Publications

In the centre of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo mandate is the monitoring, promotion and protection of the human rights of diverse communities in Kosovo, of which language rights are an integral component. Equal use of official languages in Kosovo is a prerequisite for full and effective provision of services by the Kosovo Police to its own staff and to all individuals that interact with the KP. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has continuously monitored and shared recommendations with the Kosovo Police on the use of the official languages in line with the legal framework in Kosovo and the relevant international human rights standards. The report, which analyses Kosovo Police language compliance in all eight police regions, acknowledges significant progress of the Kosovo Police achieved over the years and provides key conclusions and series of recommendations to the police, with the aim to ensure the protection of language rights for all communities. Available in English, Albanian and Serbian.

The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons.

The Information Guide for Practitioners on Access to Property Rights in Kosovo is designed for practitioners working in the area of property rights, such as civil society organizations, notaries, cadastral offices and municipal bodies, where an interested party can direct their questions regarding property and inheritance rights. The Guide provides information on the main concepts related to property rights; it explains the process of property registration step by step, and offers an updated directory of main stakeholders that can facilitate exercising one’s property rights on the municipal level. The Guide emphasizes the equal rights of women and men to enjoy their property and inheritance rights and is accompanied by a Women's Access to Property and Inheritance Rights in Kosovo.

This report provides an analysis of data collected in 2022 and 2023 by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo trial monitoring programme on the use of detention on remand against adult defendants in Kosovo.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo training on Mock Court Reporting for young and aspiring journalists and law students from all over Kosovo aims to provide them with first-hand experience in court reporting. They will be instructed on best practices for gathering information and communicating with justice officials and vice versa. The training will be followed by a concluding workshop, as a platform to discuss lessons learned and derive conclusions and recommendations.

The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons.

Newsletter by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo provides capacity-building for the Kosovo police and community safety forums, along with monitoring and advocacy for the implementation of the Community Safety Strategy and the 2011-2016 Action Plan. With an objective to instill local co-operation and enhancement of public trust in the Kosovo police, an information booklet on community policing in northern Kosovo is launched in December 2014. The brochure explains a community policing philosophy with applied methods in practice highlighting illustrious examples of partnerships and collaboration between the police and the residents throughout Kosovo.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites university students from diverse communities to apply for a five-day Youth Camp, focusing on Cultural Heritage Trails. This hands-on training, guided by an international expert, will take place from 11-15 November 2024 and will offer practical experience in cultural heritage preservation. Since 2018, these camps have provided young people with unique opportunities to protect and promote cultural heritage. Apply to be part of this experience, by 20 October 2024 CoB.

Produced by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo as part of a campaign against child begging