Publications

This report focuses on the findings of the OSCE-led survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women and their implications for disadvantaged women. It focuses on the broader trends that emerged around the experiences of different demographic groups of women across the region and how disadvantaged groups of women are affected by violence compared with women generally.

This publication is designed to clarify the interrelationship between freedom of religion and security in light of the OSCE’s comprehensive framework for peace and security. It further explains the nature, status and scope of freedom of religion or belief as enshrined in OSCE commitments and international and regional standards. Finally, it provides guiding principles, practical guidance and recommendations to address a number of issues of note at the intersection of freedom of religion or belief and security in the OSCE region.

This report presents a detailed overview of the research methods used for collecting the quantitative and qualitative data on women’s personal experiences of various forms of violence and the interviews conducted with key experts.

The OSCE invites applications for the WOmentorship for Dialogue programme. The project will match mentors and mentees from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade and it is intended to provide support to girls between the age of 16-18 by offering them guidance and advice. The programme will begin with a meeting on the 27th-29th September in Niš. It will focus on gender equality, leadership and promoting dialogue, and it will strengthen participants’ practical skills agreed between the mentors and the mentees.

The OSCE invites applications for the WOmentorship for Dialogue programme. The project will match mentors and mentees from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade and it is intended to provide support to girls between the age of 16-18 by offering them guidance and advice. The programme will begin with a meeting on the 27th-29th September in Niš. It will focus on gender equality, leadership and promoting dialogue, and it will strengthen participants’ practical skills agreed between the mentors and the mentees.

The report aims to assist Local Self-Governance Units (LGUs) in limiting the space for corruption in the provision of support to civil society organizations (CSOs) at the local level. It is based on the OSCE’s comprehensive monitoring of public financial management, questionnaire responses, and interviews conducted with representatives of 20 LGUs in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A brochure detailing the OSCE Mission in Kosovo's work fostering Inter-Municipal cooperation.

The bulletin is a summary of information obtained from the first instance courts in relation to discrimination cases, and from the annual reports of the Anti-discrimination Commission, and the Ombudsman Institution from 2018. It provides data on cases of discrimination and activities of the state institutions and civil society organizations in the field of prevention and protection against discrimination, and it also provides the institutions with recommendations for improvement of the current situation. Not available in English.

The purpose of this publication is to improve the understanding of sexual and gender-based violence on the part of state actors and civil society, including an understanding of how such violence manifests in places of deprivation of liberty. It also identifies many of the factors that increase the vulnerability of persons deprived of their liberty and aims to contribute to the reduction and eventual elimination of sexual and gender-based violence in places of deprivation of liberty. The publication is primarily intended for policymakers, lawmakers and practitioners from criminal justice systems, including lawyers, prosecutors, judges and anyone else involved in arresting, investigating, interrogating or detaining suspects, those accused of a crime and prisoners or detainees.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of all police-related projects, activities and events, which draw on the combined strength of the OSCE’s Institutions and its network of field operations, often cutting across the OSCE’s three security dimensions.