Publications

This report aims to provide an objective, evidence-based and current assessment of the handling of domestic violence cases by Kosovo courts, based on an analysis of cases directly monitored by OSCE trial monitors, as well as legal submissions and court rulings, between 1 January and 1 December 2023.

This report highlights the systemic problems that judicial systems across the Western Balkans region encounter. From lack of resources and accountability, the obstacles may seem daunting. Rather than simply cataloguing the problems, though, the report charts a course for addressing them through evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations.

Loss of biodiversity threatens our food supply, recreation and tourism industries, as well as our sources of timber, medicines and energy. In addition, the loss of biodiversity disrupts essential ecological functions, which may render the conditions of life on the planet unsuitable for humans. Therefore, preserving the diversity of living organisms on Earth is a prerequisite for human survival and sustainable development of civilization. Ecological monitoring of biodiversity in 2023 was conducted on lakes Muynak Bay, Sarbas (Rybachie), Mezhdurechie, Dzhiltyrbas, Karateren, Sarykamysh (Southern Ustyurt). Ecological monitoring of biodiversity is conducted by the Agency of IFAS jointly with the Karakalpak Research Institute of Natural Sciences, with financial support from the OSCE.

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.