Publications

Ovaj tematski izvještaj rezultat je višemjesečnog istraživanja sprovedenog od strane tima posmatrača, sa ciljem da se procijeni poštovanje procesnih pretpostavki sudova u izvršnim predmetima, trajanje postupaka, poštovanje prava na ravnopravnost, suđenje u razumnom roku, te da se kroz analizu predmeta pruže odgovarajući zaključci i preporuke sa ciljem daljeg unaprijeđenja stanja u ovoj oblasti.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes human rights, good governance and the safety of all people living in Kosovo by monitoring and supporting the work of local institutions. The Mission, established in 1999, is the OSCE's largest field operation.

This report assesses the 2013 municipal budget development process and analyses the degree of compliance of municipal institutions with the legal framework compared to the previous fiscal year.

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In accordance with the Charter, the Contracting States should have transposed the principles of local self-government, contained in the Charter, into their national legislation in the form of a legal or constitutional norm. The law on local selfgovernment was not adopted at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and provisions on local self-government do not even exist as principles in the BiH Constitution.

This report focuses on two core subjects – the fight against discrimination and participation of Roma in decision-making. It represents a collection of good practices initiated by local self-governments, independent institutions, civil society and other stakeholders that have direct impact on the living conditions and integration of Roma.

The Guide was developed by the Regional Aarhus Centre Subotica with the Mission’s assistance in order to address lack of knowledge on the content and rights defined by the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) among the civil society and business community. The bilingual Guide (in Serbian and Hungarian) provides guidelines to the rights for public engagement and other legal requirements related to practical implementation of the Law and is intended primarily for citizens, journalists, CSOs but also for investors and representatives of local authorities.

This report summarizes the outcomes of a two-day Consultation on “Developing Guidance for Effective Mediation”, which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 and 4 April 2012. It captures lessons learned and best practices on effective mediation from the past and on-going mediation experiences of regional and subregional organizations.

The catalogue provides communities members in Kosovo with information on what they can do to address concerns relating to the upholding of their fundamental rights, whom to approach and how to make a complaint if they feel their rights have been violated. It covers as many different areas of concern as possible, from how to tackle discrimination based on sex and gender, through the police harassment based on ones community identity, to how to ensure that the name of a village is properly spelt in all languages on a road sign.

This report presents an overview of all organized-crime-related activities of the OSCE in 2011 and provides an update on OSCE’s activities in support of the UNTOC, as well as the current status of ratification of the UNTOC convention among the participating States.