Publications
Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing in Roma and Sinti Communities: OSCE/ODIHR Training for Law Enforcement Officers
Publishing date: 10 November 2016
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Roma and Sinti
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ODIHR has developed Training on Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing in Roma and Sinti Communities to strengthen the capacities of police officers operating at the local level in working effectively with Roma and Sinti and mixed communities, while complying with international human rights standards.
An Assessment of the Implementation of the Legal and Policy Framework for the Reintegration of Repatriated Persons in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 December 2016
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report assesses the progress in the implementation of the legal and policy framework for the reintegration of persons repatriated to Kosovo. It covers the period 2014 – 2015 and notes the improved performance of municipal institutions following the process of decentralization culminating in the adoption of Local Action Plans, the improved data collection following the introduction of the electronic Case Management System, and strengthened communication between central and local level institutions. The report concludes that while some room for improvement remains, the institutions have made commendable progress with regards to implementation of the legal and policy framework.
General legal theory
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A handbook on the theory of law (under the general editorship of Professor Mykola Koziubra), developed and published with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, offers a rethinking of modern scientific approaches to understanding the role of the state in the process of lawmaking. The handbook focuses on various aspects of human rights and rule of law and promotes shaping the students’ outlook through the prism of universal legal values. Available in Ukrainian only.
Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in the OSCE Region
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication has been developed in cooperation between DCAF and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as part of an ongoing research project on ombuds institutions for the armed forces. It is the result of an effort to conceptualize and examine issues and challenges related to oversight of the armed forces and the promotion of human rights based on the feedback provided by the institutions themselves. It maps prominent capacity development needs of ombuds institutions in the OSCE region, and offers best practices through which these needs can be addressed. The study also examines different models, functions and approaches of ombuds institutions for the armed forces in the OSCE region. The mapping study will hopefully help states that wish to establish ombuds institutions by identifying the best format for doing so but it can also support existing ombuds institutions, scholars, policy-makers and armed forces commanders by offering a reference instrument on the current state of ombuds institutions in the OSCE region.
OSCE Office in Yerevan Newsletter #13
Publishing date: 30 August 2016
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Human rights, Education, Good governance, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Newsletter highlights the activities of the OSCE Office in Yerevan for the period of January- July 2016.
Volume VII of decisions by the Criminal Chamber of the Armenian Court of Cassation
Publishing date: 6 September 2016
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This volume of decisions by Armenia's Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation for 2015 comprises legal review, analysis and interpretations of selected decisions that paved the ground for ensuring predictable justice and for creating legal mechanisms for the effective protection of human rights. The publication prepared with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and in partnership with the Armenian Cassation Court has been issued annually since 2008. It serves as a useful tool and resource for criminal law experts and aims to strengthen judicial independence and integrity. The publication is available in Armenian only.
The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2016
Publishing date: 21 September 2016
Content type: Study / report
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
This paper updates The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2015. It is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States since the previous publication and to promote constructive discussion of this issue. It covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016.
Gender Equality in Justice
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
Collections: Publications on human rights protection within “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” Project
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication presents the results of "Research on Gender Discrimination in the Professional Environment of Advocates and Judges" based on the analysis of questionnaires filled in April- June 2015 by the participants of the trainings on the application of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The publication offers an overview of existing legal framework, with emphasis on key international legal acts and laws of Ukraine on ensuring gender equality and non-discrimination. It also presents analysis of the forms of statistical reporting with regard to availability of gender-segregated data and national courts’ practice in cases on gender discrimination; it also outlines relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Right. The publication provides recommendations for judges and advocates on implementation of the principle of gender equality in their work. This publication is not available in English.
Policy paper on reducing overcrowding in detention facilities
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This policy paper was produced by a working group led by the OSCE Presence in Albania with the participation of officials of the Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of Prisons, Probation Service, and the European Union Tweeting Project on the Penitentiary System.
Human Rights Protection within Administrative Justice Current State and Perspectives for Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 April 2016
Collections: Publications on human rights protection within “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” Project
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication covers important issues of establishment, current state and further development of human rights protection in administrative justice of Ukraine, with due consideration to the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and international experience. The results of the corresponding research are directed at uniform application of law by the courts in the sphere of public law, strengthening of the rule of law and fair justice. The publication is designed for judges, prosecutors, advocates, scientists, professors, postgraduates and students of law schools, government agencies’ officials and local authorities, as well as for all those interested in the protection of human rights and administrative justice. Materials of international scientific conference. Kyiv, 1–2 October 2015. The publication is not available in English.