Publications

The Prague Office is an extension of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna and has been the keeper of OSCE institutional memory since 1991.

This tool analyses the implications of the four UN Security Council resolutions (SCRs) on women, peace and security for security sector reform (SSR). It shares experiences and good practices in implementation of the resolutions in national security policy-making, SSR processes and in the military, police and justice sectors. Also available in Russian.

ODIHR's annual report provides an overview of the Office's primary activities in the areas of elections, human rights, democratization, tolerance and non-discrimination, and Roma and Sinti issues.

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina encourages municipalities to form partnerships and regional networks to address issues of common concern, consolidate and improve good governance standards that have been achieved, and develop new approaches to current and future challenges in local governance. Inter-municipal learning and support was conceptually formalized as a means to encourage municipalities to identify and meet their own development needs. It is one of the seven main components of the Mission’s Local First initiative which was launched in 2009.

Through targeted projects implemented at the local level, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina strives to raise the level of young peoples’ civic engagement and encourages them to take a more active role in community decision-making processes.

The realization of the right to social assistance, adequate housing and an efficient system of social protection are of paramount importance in all societies. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), where a large portion of the population lives in poverty and social exclusion, these issues are even more critical.

 

The publication prepared by the Europe in Law Association NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan analyses the compliance of the judicial acts of Armenian courts with the freedom of expression standards set by international law, including the European Convention of Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

In line with the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, the SR is mandated to address trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal. The SR initiated the research project in 2011, supported by the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU), to conduct a comprehensive overview of the current situation and a deeper qualitative analysis of this form of human trafficking within the OSCE region. The project aimed to identify vulnerable groups and the modus operandi of criminal organizations, to identify gaps in national legislation, as well as to disclose obstacles preventing efficient investigation and prosecution of this crime. This 6th Occasional Paper in the Occasional Paper Series of the OSCE OSR/CTHB has restricted its focus to the trafficking of human beings for the purpose of organ removal in the OSCE region. It has, therefore, largely excluded analysis of cases involving the illegal sale and purchase of organs, tissues and cells (OTC) that do not involve the trafficking of a human being. The research for this study, based primarily on desk research and analysis, identified cases of human trafficking for organ removal in the OSCE region, some of which have not previously been identified, collated and analysed.

This publication looks at the impact of the Internet in Armenia. It is available only in Armenian. Prepared by the Journalists for the Future NGO, with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. This book is not available in English.