Publications

The publication summarizes incidents of violence and intimidation directed against reporters and news outlets in Armenia in 2012, including the legal suits filed on charges of slander and insult. Prepared by the Investigative Journalists NGO, supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

This Fifth Occasional Paper in the Occasional Paper Series of the OSR/CTHB addresses and denounces the use of torture and other forms of ill-treatment by traffickers as a means to subjugate, control and punish trafficked people. It analyses under which circumstances trafficking can amount to torture or other forms of ill-treatment and it identifies the connection between both human rights violations from a clinical perspective. Importantly, the Paper provides the conceptual framework to understand what trafficking cases entail in terms of the physical and psychological effects on trafficked persons, and the legal and clinical implications that flow from this characterization, including in terms of legal entitlements. The Paper builds on the important work of the former UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Professor Dr. Manfred Nowak and the strong and long-standing clinical and policy experience of the British NGO, the Helen Bamber Foundation. Part 1 of the Paper authored by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights outlines and compares the existing legal frameworks on human rights, human trafficking as well as on torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Part 2 of the Paper examines the clinical links between human trafficking and torture, both in terms of the nature (physical and psychological) of the injuries from torture and ill-treatment, the impact of trafficking on victims and what this implies for effective assistance and sustained recovery This Occasional Paper is meant to provide a policy tool for decision makers and practitioners especially from the legal and medical sector dealing with human trafficking. Based on desk research, field work and case study analysis, it is also an excellent tool to inform the daily work of law enforcement, the judiciary, civil society, academia, the medical profession and the international community in their fight against human trafficking which should be firmly based on the rule of law and human rights.

This paper, produced in consultation with the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Expert Co-ordination Team, examines the principle of non-punishment in international law, explores the scope of its application and discusses the challenges in its practical implementation. It includes a number of practical examples and court cases which were made available by national agencies, NGOs and legal professionals who have been examining these issues extensively, in particular the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism, the Bureau of the Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, as well as UK courts and lawyers. The paper concludes with the provision of practical guidance, and the formulation of policy and legislative recommendations, towards the effective implementation of the non-punishment provision with regard to victims of trafficking.

The main objective of the War Crimes Processing Project is to support the urgent needs of the justice sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to expedite the fair and effective processing of war crimes cases.

This guide was developed with the aim to strengthen law enforcement capacities for preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, facilitate identification of the emerging trends and new forms of human trafficking and serve as a minimum set standard for trainers.

From bitter to sweet: historical reconciliation. Migration and exploitation, the Mediterranean connection.

This Guidebook identifies the interfaces in the criminal justice process among the various institutions of the CJS and between them and other relevant governmental agencies as well as non-governmental security and justice providers and civil society. It elaborates on a number of good practices in addressing these interfaces in practical reform steps and identifies options for enhancing international co-operation in following a holistic CJS reform (CJSR) approach.

This thematic report presents the results of a several-month long research undertaken by the Court Monitoring Team, in order to appraise the respect of procedural preconditions of courts in enforcement procedures, duration of procedures, respect of the right to equality, trial within the reasonable time, and to, by analyzing the cases, provide adequate conclusions and recommendations aimed at further improvement of the situation in this area.

Ovaj tematski izvještaj rezultat je višemjesečnog istraživanja sprovedenog od strane tima posmatrača, sa ciljem da se procijeni poštovanje procesnih pretpostavki sudova u izvršnim predmetima, trajanje postupaka, poštovanje prava na ravnopravnost, suđenje u razumnom roku, te da se kroz analizu predmeta pruže odgovarajući zaključci i preporuke sa ciljem daljeg unaprijeđenja stanja u ovoj oblasti.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes human rights, good governance and the safety of all people living in Kosovo by monitoring and supporting the work of local institutions. The Mission, established in 1999, is the OSCE's largest field operation.