Publications

This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2019.

On 26 October 2018 in Nur-Sultan, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan jointly with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Kazakhstan Council on International Relations, with support from the Institute of Diplomacy under the Academy of Public Administration and the Public Opinion Research Institute co-organized an international conference entitled “New Challenges and Approaches to Regional and Global Security in Central Asia”. This compendium, which includes presentations given at the conference by both Kazakhstan’s and foreign participants, explores main regional security threats in Central Asia and ways to address these problems, as well as regional co-operation issues in responding to contemporary challenges. The edition will be of interest to political scientists, international relations experts, civil servants, scholars, educators, university-level students, and broad sections of the public interested in the contemporary development of the region. The edition is published in Russian and English. The paper of Mr. Pal Dunay is written in the English language in the original, the rest of the reports are in Russian. All reports have been translated and edited with the support of the OSCE Program Office in Nur Sultan. Any opinions and recommendations expressed in the materials arising from the conference are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the conference organizers.

This publication provides necessary information on types and manifestations of violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism (VERLT). The brochure was developed by officers from the Interior Ministry’s Service for combating terrorism, and is designed for education, social and health

The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the United Nations Office on Drugs Crime’s Global Programme against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism (UNODC) are implementing in co-operation with the OSCE Field Operations a multi-annual training programme on countering the financing of terrorism.

This guidebook was written to help support policymakers and practitioners who are looking to develop rehabilitation and reintegration programs outside the prison setting. It considers not only released former offenders but also those who have been associated with terrorism but not convicted of crimes, and addresses in particular, the role of non-government actors. It is written especially with the countries of South-Eastern Europe in mind and provides a critical resource to help guide the development of policy and practice.

The guidebook on “A Whole-of-Society Approach to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization That Lead to Terrorism- A Guidebook for Central Asia” is one in a series of technical guidebooks produced by the Transnational Threat Department/ Action against Terrorism Unit and focuses on the challenges in developing and implementing effective programmes to prevent and counter VERLT in Central Asia. This volume aims to support policy makers in the region in the development and implementation of effective and relevant P/CVERLT strategies while strengthening the co-operation among government sectors and civil society actors.

An analysis of current status of the co-operation, co-ordination, and communication between the Prosecution and Judicial Police in Albania in order to establish the existing normative, professional and behavioural problems and to make recommendations for short-term action and long-term strategies

"Journalists need to resist the urge to sensationalize events in their interest to attract the eyes, ears and clicks” – as stated in the UNESCO Guidelines on reporting on terrorism and violent extremism. This statement once again underlines the importance of overcoming many challenges that stand in the way of reporting on these topics. Guided by these issues, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the conference "Media and Terrorism" in September 2018, and once again drew attention to the importance of accuracy of information based on facts, independence, impartiality, humanity, transparency and responsibilities, when it comes to media-monitoring of violent extremism and terrorism. As stated in the conclusions from the conference, precision and the use of clear terminology is essential for explaining the seriousness and tragic nature of the situation without misleading readers and viewers and sensationalist approach to events.

The new OSCE Guidebook on “The Role of Civil Society in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: A focus on South-Eastern Europe” is the first in a series of resources produced by the Transnational Threat Department/ Action against Terrorism Unit. This volume provides practical guidance and helpful background for both policy makers and practitioners who are working to advance civil-society-led P/CVERLT initiatives in the South-Eastern European region. A second iteration will be published for the countries of Central Asia in early 2019.

This guidebook was written to help support policymakers and practitioners who are looking to develop programmes on interventions to prevent VERLT. It also focuses on some of the region-specific factors that need to be considered when developing referral mechanisms in South-Eastern Europe, drawing from consultations with key stakeholders from the region.