Publications

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

The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons.

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, this Tool:- sets out in more detail why it is important to integrate a gender perspective into policies and practices concerning places of deprivation of liberty, covering key definitions related to the topic, including a discussion on non-binary

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, this Tool:- describes why gender is important to the work of the justice sector and introduces key concepts;- provides a vision of what a justice sector that integrates a gender perspective into its work and advances gender equality will look like;-

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, this Tool explains:- why a gender perspective is important for policing;- what policing that advances gender equality and integrates a gender perspective looks like;- how policing can advance gender equality and integrate a gender perspective. The Tool

"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.

In order to provide stakeholders of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with more detailed knowledge about the differentiation between inappropriate and hate speech, the Mission hired an international consultant to produce a comprehensive research. The study examines and differentiates the fine lines between inappropriate, defamatory and hate speech in media content, with a particular focus on online media. Within the research, the consultant explains the lines between expressions of opinion, allegations, defamations and incitement to violence, hate speech and other forms of deliberate disinformation present in media content. The research compares EU and Montenegrin law and regulations, including the practise of the ECHR, media standards on self-regulation, and Journalist’s Codes of Ethics.

This Catalogue contains information provided by civil society organizations from the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River an non-governmental organizations on the right bank with partnership experience across the Dniester/Nistru River. The list of organizations is not exhaustive; the information is presented only about organizations which expressed interest to be included in the Catalogue.

This discussion paper was produced by the OSCE Perspectives 20-30 Core Group of Experts, twenty-two young professionals who reflect the gender and geographical diversity of the OSCE area and come from a wide range of backgrounds including academia, civil society, policy-making, and the media. The Perspectives 20-30 initiative is implemented by the Office of the OSCE Secretary General in support of the 2019 OSCE Slovak Chairmanship priority on engaging youth for a safer future with the generous financial support of Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Slovakia.

With 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia, the OSCE is the world’s largest regional security organization. The OSCE works for stability, peace and democracy for more than a billion people, through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference.