Publications

The Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2014, submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting, provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units in the Secretariat, the Institutions and the field operations, during 2014.

The report provides information about police-related activities of the SPMU and other thematic units in the Secretariat, as well as an overview of the activities undertaken by the OSCE field operations in support of their respective host-State governments

This report examines the situation of the Kosovo Croat community in Viti/Vitina municipality. It documents violations of property rights, a precarious socio-economic situation, persistent security concerns and a lack of participation in public affairs.

MANUAL FOR MEASURING PROGRESS IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH THE WORK OF THE AGENCY FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION

The Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2013, submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting, provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units in the Secretariat, the Institutions and the field operations, during 2013.

The Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2012, submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting, provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units in the Secretariat, the Institutions and the field operations, during 2012.

This 2012 report was produced following the implementation of two projects called Addressing Human Rights in Closed Facilities in Kyrgyzstan through Nationally Owned Human Rights Mechanisms and Increasing Police Accountability with the Introduction of Civil Society Monitoring Mechanisms, which were supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, as well as the Freedom House Project on Strengthening Human Rights in Kyrgyzstan, and financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The report is meant for public institutions, nongovernmental organizations, human rights defenders and other individuals who are interested in respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and conditions in temporary detention facilities and reception centres under the Ministry of Interior and in pre-trial and remand places of detention under the jurisdiction of the State Service for the Execution of Punishments.

WAVE (Women Against Violence Europe) launched this project in collaboration with OSCE to improve the support to survivors of violence and civil society organizations (CSOs) in conflict and post-conflict areas. Based on the expertise of women’s organizations, this toolkit not only presents the harm and challenges posed by conflicts but also documents promising first-hand practices with concrete examples from four WAVE members, including their initiatives and recommendations as women’s organizations who experience and have experienced war.

Tool 5- for Women in Politics- is a guide for women affected directly or indirectly by such violence about how to seek protection, remedy and support.