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An essential part of election processes are election campaigns, in which candidates compete for voter support. During election campaigns political actors energize society, invigorate and mobilize the electorate, but at the same time these are periods when fundamental freedoms are put to the test. Election campaigns provide an opportunity for all election stakeholders, including the authorities, political parties and voters, to demonstrate respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights.

This publication includes a set of guidelines explaining the functioning of amicus curiae instrument in justice system. It will be useful to anyone intending to file an amicus curiae brief to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (the CCU), as well as to the CCU judges and staff. It includes

This document is a brief summary of the report  Policy responses to technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings: Analysis of current approaches and considerations for moving forward, which provides an analysis of how technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings has been approached from

This analytical report presents findings from the conducted comparative analysis of the existing national legislation, international legal framework and semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Recommendations contained in this report pertain to regulation of sexual extortion as a form of corruption in the Criminal Code, Law on Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interests and in the Law on Prevention and Protection of Women from Violence and Domestic Violence. Incrimination of sexual extortion in the national legislation would make North Macedonia among the few countries in the OSCE region to have legislatively recognized and institutionalized gendered forms of corruption, leading to reducing its impact on women.

News in Brief, 9 May 2005

News in Brief, 26 April 2005

This bilingual publication in English and Armenian comprises a collection of 19 opinions concerning court cases filed against the media that the Information Disputes Council published since its establishment in 2011 until October 2012. The opinions are presented in thematic categories such as

This updated edition of the Guidelines provides tools for OSCE executive structures and their staff to pursue a coherent and co-ordinated approach to supporting nationally-led Security Sector Governance and Reform processes.

This Biennial Report reflects the work of the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in 2020 and 2021. It is designed to highlight the Office's comprehensive strategy to end trafficking, the priorities informing the Office's programmatic work, the efforts made with participating States to help them develop more effective laws and policies, and the impact the Office aims to achieve on the ground.

This five point guide for journalists provides a quick and handy overview of the most important things to have in mind when reporting on radicalization and violent extremism, by advising journalists on the principles of conflict-sensitive, ethical and fact-based reporting. The guide also advises journalists on the importance of knowing the terminology related to radicalization and violent extremism, including all voices, and avoiding inflammatory content and generalizations when reporting on this topic.