Publications

Information about the mandate and the activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.

The Max van der Stoel Award recognizes extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE participating States.

A set of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Recommendations on access to justice and national minorities

The handbook highlights the complex implications of statelessness for individuals, states and societies, with good practices and recommendations aiming to increase engagement and progress in addressing this phenomenon by OSCE participating States. The book was jointly developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and UNHCR.

Proceedings of the Max van der Stoel Award ceremony of 2016.

Proceedings and winners of the Max van der Stoel Award ceremonies of 2011 and 2014. The Max van der Stoel Award Commemorative Award 2014 Programme and 2011 Commemoration provides an overview of the award ceremony. It features the winners of the award in 2011, the Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje, and in 2014, Spravedlivost (a human rights NGO from southern Kyrgyzstan) and their activities to improve the position of national minorities in their respective OSCE participating States.

A needs assessment into the situation of formerly deported people in Crimea, Ukraine, identifying the main obstacles to integration and providing recommendations to overcome these challenges.

A report on the status, educational activity and operation of Moldovan-administered schools in Transdniestria teaching in the Latin script.

A set of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Guidelines on integration of diverse societies.

This part includes legal provisions on national minorities from Armenian legislation.