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The present discussion paper was commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following an official request from the President of the Committee for Auditing Democratic Quality, the Fight against Corruption and Institutional and Legal Reforms of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. The paper aims at offering Committee members a comparative overview of good practices from relevant OSCE participating States in the area of political party finance, to ultimately inform the reform efforts ongoing in Spain in this regard.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is comprised of 57 participating States that have differing experiences in dealing with migration flows, levels of government responsible for migrant integration policies, main countries of immigrant origin, and benefits and challenges associated with migration. Successful migrant integration is key to maximizing the strength, vitality and innovation that migrant populations bring to local communities, thus benefitting society at large. In reality, much of the migrant integration process occurs at the local level. Migrants meet and interact with others, use public services, work, open businesses and study in their new local communities.

 

 

The report provides an overview of current situation in the shelters for domestic violence in Kosovo, outlines the legal and institutional framework that regulates their functioning and municipal mechanisms on protection from domestic violence. It elaborates on a number of existing challenges, and provides conclusions and a set of recommendations for institutions and shelters themselves.

Priorities of the Slovak 2019 OSCE Chairmanship

Concise information on the activities of the OSCE Mission to Serbia.

The materials are designed in the form of an interactive training on gender equality for judges with due regard to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and best international standards in judicial education. The publication was prepared within the Project "Safeguarding Human

This publication is a compilation of national and international legislation related to state-funded social services provided by NGOs, including such mechanism as social procurement. The guidelines also lists national minimum social standards set by the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine as well

As part of its wider mandate to assist OSCE participating States in implementing OSCE commitments, ODIHR reviews, upon request, individual pieces of draft and existing legislation to assess their compliance with OSCE human dimension commitments and international human rights standards. ODIHR legal reviews also include examples of good practices from other OSCE participating States and provides concrete recommendations for improvement. In certain circumstances, ODIHR prepares reviews jointly with other OSCE structures and international organizations, notably the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).