Publications
Gender and Early Warning Systems- An Introduction
Publishing date: 17 November 2009
Collections: ODIHR Publications
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This brief provides guidance to support those working for the integration of gender into early warning systems.
Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2021
Publishing date: 13 October 2022
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, 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.
Belief, Dialogue and Security — Fostering dialogue and joint action across religious and belief boundaries
Publishing date: 2 October 2024
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
ODIHR has developed this guide in response to calls from participating States to give them guidance and practical tools to help them create an environment that enables fruitful dialogue and joint action across religious and belief boundaries.
Hate Crime Prosecution at the Intersection of Hate Crime and Criminalized ‘Hate Speech’: a Practical Guide
Publishing date: 15 November 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guide supplements existing ODIHR guidance on prosecuting hate crime by outlining the legal and conceptual differences between hate crime and criminalized ‘hate speech’; outlining the consequences of misapplying ‘hate speech’ provisions to prosecute hate crime, providing practical guidance on how to avoid this; and making recommendations on how to improve practice at the national level. It does not provide guidance on how to handle individual cases of any form of criminalized ‘hate speech’, nor does it suggest what forms of behaviour should be criminalized.
Perceptions, views and challenges of young people in North Macedonia- Research on Youth and Security
Publishing date: 2 September 2024
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Research on Youth and Security provides an overview on young people's perceptions, views, and attitudes towards security and safety in North Macedonia, their participation in formal and informal peace processes, the peace and security agenda, and issues countering and preventing violent
New frontiers: The use of generative artificial intelligence to facilitate trafficking in persons
Publishing date: 1 November 2024
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Trafficking in persons is a global challenge that transcends borders, and the advent of AI technologies has the potential to amplify both its reach and complexity. It is precisely this global nature of both trafficking and AI that necessitates coordinated, regional, and international responses. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO) have jointly developed this brief on the emerging nexus of artificial intelligence (AI), trafficking in persons, and transnational crime with a clear objective: to equip policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and the technology sector with the insights needed to anticipate and pre-emptively address the potential implications of AI on trafficking in persons.
Quick Guide on Preventing and Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Places of Deprivation of Liberty
Publishing date: 24 September 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This is a quick reference book containing practical information about the problem of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in criminal justice facilities. It proposes various safeguards to prevent and respond to such violence.
OSCE Office in Yerevan Newsletter #3 2011
Publishing date: 22 August 2011
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The bi-annual newsletter introduces highlights of the Office's activities for the 1st half of 2011.
Guide for Municipal Officials on Personal Data Protection and Access to Public Documents
Publishing date: 9 September 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Guide for Municipal Officials on Personal Data Protection and Access to Public Documents is intended for municipal officials who manage access to public documents and the protection and processing of personal data. In 2024, the OSCE and the Information and Privacy Agency in Kosovo launched an initiative to enhance the capacities of these officials through a series of regional workshops. These efforts culminated in the creation of this publication.
OSCE Newsletter September 2001
Publishing date: 1 September 2001
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe