Publications

The report is based on the concept of establishing probation service in Armenia and the current reforms in criminal legislation. It aims to assess the collected information about penitentiary system reform and evaluate its possible influence on the system reforms. It is prepared by the Protection of Rights without Borders NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. It is available only in Armenian.

This study has been developed by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, together with a civil society organization Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) in 2011. It aims at raising citizens' awareness on the importance of participatory democracy and setting the ground for the improvement of the process in local self-governments in Serbia. Apart from a quantitative analysis of the existing practice, the publication offers a detailed case study of 20 municipalities and towns in Serbia. This publication is available in Serbian only.

The Handbook prepared by the Journalists for the Future NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan refers to the international principles of the Internet governance, rights of personal and family life in cyberspace, legal side of cybercrimes, international cyber attacks and wiretapping, as well as, the legislative and legal situation of Russian domains. It also includes the results of the survey on the "Protection of Online Security Rules in Armenia" conducted among 50 media and civil society representatives of Armenia. The publication is available only in Armenian.

This publication contains a collection of interviews with Albanian women politicians about their beginnings, successes and challenges. It is being published by the OSCE Presence in Albania as part of its activities to increase women's participation in the political and public life.

This analysis of the practical application of pretrial detention, as well as of the theoretical legal framework laid down in the Criminal Procedure Code1 of 2010 (hereinafter referred to as CPC 2010), which introduced conceptual reforms of national criminal procedure legislation, introducing elements typical of accusatorial systems, is the result of the cooperation between the Macedonian Association of Criminal Law and Criminology and the OSCE Mission to Skopje Rule of Law Department. The information in the analysis refer to the first nine months of enforcement of the CPC 2010, namely to the period between 1 December 2013 and 31 August 2014, and to four basic courts (Bitola, Gostivar, Skopje and Shtip). The publication is in English, Macedonian and Albanian languages.

This book presents photographs by Albanian students who have been trained in photojournalism by the OSCE Presence in Albania. The photographs have been displayed during an exhibition "In my eyes" in Tirana in February 2015. Not available in English.

The sixth edition of ODIHR's Election Observation Handbook. This unofficial translation into Kazakh was made by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana.

The Monograph includes works of students of specialized course in environmental law. It contains case studies of different environmental problems in Serbia and recommends possible solutions. Available in Serbian only.

The purpose of the manual on torrential floods and community based flood risk reduction is to acquaint local and international stakeholders with national achievements and challenges in the field of torrential flood risk management in Serbia. The manual contains a comprehensive review of historically significant torrential floods in Serbia, existing flood management strategies, risk analysis and legal framework that stipulates the jurisdiction of local governments in the prevention and management of flood risks. It highlights the strategic importance of the role that local authorities have in creating flood resilient communities. A part of the manual is dedicated to the engagement of civil society in raising awareness of local communities in disaster risk reduction and the importance of their co-operation and partnership with elected officials, thus creating a "culture of preparedness".