Publications
Special Transportation for Communities in Kosovo- Policy Brief
Publishing date: 4 March 2015
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The purpose of this policy brief is to present the current status of humanitarian bus transportation (HBT) in order to inform decision-makers and support the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission in Kosovo’s (OSCE) advocacy for a sustainable policy on free or subsidized transportation for communities.
Review of illegal re-occupation cases in Kosovo
Publishing date: 19 February 2015
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents the response of the prosecution and courts to cases of illegal re-occupation of properties under the adminstration of the Kosovo Property Agency and assesses how these cases are more broadly addressed by the system.
Safety in our Community- Informative brochure on community policing in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo provides capacity-building for the Kosovo police and community safety forums, along with monitoring and advocacy for the implementation of the Community Safety Strategy and the 2011-2016 Action Plan. With an objective to instill local co-operation and enhancement of public trust in the Kosovo police, an information booklet on community policing in northern Kosovo is launched in December 2014. The brochure explains a community policing philosophy with applied methods in practice highlighting illustrious examples of partnerships and collaboration between the police and the residents throughout Kosovo.
An Assessment of the Voluntary Returns Process in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 December 2014
Collections: Returns and repatriation reports
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report provides an overview of the current status of voluntary returns to Kosovo, including conflict-affected displacements of persons to the Western Balkans region and within Kosovo itself. The reports finds that while there have been some improvements since 2012, the return process is affected by unresolved property issues, administrative difficulties in applications for assistance, and in some returns sites, problematic inter-community relations and security incidents.
Justice Monitor- First Edition
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Justice Monitor is a biannual publication of the observations of OSCE monitors in the first instance courts in Kosovo. The Justice Monitor aims to provide policymakers and justice sector actors with indicators not otherwise available to assist in the identification of compliance gaps in the administration of justice and the tracking of progress achieved in closing those gaps.
Freedom of Media and Safety of Journalists in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 August 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report provides an assessment of freedom of the media in Kosovo, implementation of applicable legal framework which provides for freedom of expression and of the media, access to information, the protection of sources of journalists, professional reporting standards and level of self-censorship/censorship in the media, including intimidation and threats against journalists. It also assesses the work of media institutions in protecting freedom of the media. The report poses two overarching questions: the first asking about challenges and violations of freedom of the media and safety of journalists in Kosovo, and secondly, it explores the responses to violations and challenges to freedom of expression and of media and safety of journalists.
An Assessment of Local-level Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights and Interests in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 June 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report assesses the four local-level mechanisms for the protection and promotion of communities’ rights and interests – the municipal office for communities and return, the communities committee, the deputy mayor for communities and the deputy municipal assembly chairperson for communities – including a review of the legal and policy framework and of establishment and practical functioning.
Municipal language compliance in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 June 2014
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 OSCE Mission in Kosovo conducts regular monitoring, reporting and advocacy for the full realization of the language rights of all communities in Kosovo. Analyzing practices at the local level, this report reveals that more than seven years after its promulgation, the Law on the Use of Languages remains only partially implemented due to insufficient human and financial resources, often accompanied by lack of sufficient understanding of obligations and/or lack of political will.
Manual on Budget Oversight for Kosovo Assembly Committees
Publishing date: 28 April 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Manual introduces members and staff of the Assembly of Kosovo committees to the new practice of conducting budget oversight. It provides guidance on how to prepare and conduct a committee oversight exercise on budget expenditure of line ministries. Following this introduction, chapter 2 introduces the budget cycle in Kosovo and describes the role of the AoK in this process. It proceeds to explain the rationale for functional committees engaging in budget oversight. Chapter 3 provides practical advice and step-by-step guidance through a budget oversight exercise. The manual was developed based on the successful budget oversight exercise by the Committee on Internal Affairs and Security of the Ministry of Interior and the Kosovo Police.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo Factsheet 2014
Publishing date: 31 March 2014
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe