Publications
The OSCE and election observation 2018
Publishing date: 12 July 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Support to Elections in the Western Balkans (2017-2020)
Publishing date: 7 June 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In June 2017, ODIHR started a new project to support the follow-up of electoral recommendations in the Western Balkans. This three-year project supports election-management bodies and related institutions in the region in their efforts to follow up on election observation recommendations in areas
Hazardous Waste Management
Publishing date: 10 April 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities, Hazardous waste management
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Hazardous waste and chemicals, if not properly managed, can have a grave impact on the environment and public health as they can contaminate water, soil and the atmosphere. The OSCE helps its participating States to effectively manage hazardous waste and chemicals and to minimize the serious security risks that they pose.
Participation of Roma and Sinti Youth
Publishing date: 6 April 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Roma and Sinti youth represent a population of growing importance in the OSCE region. The average age of Roma and Sinti in the European Union is just 25 years, compared with an average age of 40 for non-Roma and Sinti people. Roma and Sinti youth continue to be stigmatized and experience unequal access to opportunities. Marginalization and discrimination often prevent them from fulfilling their potential and discourage them from participating in public and political life. Roma and Sinti women have even more limited access to participation, due to multiple forms of discrimination they face by virtue of their ethnicity and gender. When Roma and Sinti are not involved in politics their views and interests are not represented in relevant decision-making bodies and processes, which further isolates them.
Anti-Muslim Hate Crime
Publishing date: 22 February 2018
Collections: Hate Crime Factsheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Muslim communities across the OSCE region are the victims of rhetoric that often associates them with terrorism and extremism, or portrays the presence of Muslim communities as a threat to national identity. Muslims are often portrayed as a monolithic group, whose religion and culture are incompatible with the concepts of human rights and democracy. This intolerance, left unchecked, can enable a climate that fosters hate crime against Muslims, which is an attempt to isolate them from society. Only a strong response from all actors in society can effectively challenge discrimination, intolerance and hate crimes against Muslims.
Assessing Needs of Judicial Response to Corruption through Monitoring of Criminal Cases (the ARC Project)
Publishing date: 19 February 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The main objective of the ARC Project, fully consistent with the priorities set by the BiH Strategy for the Fight against Corruption 2015-2019, is to support the host country’s judiciary in enhancing the effectiveness of judicial response to corruption in compliance with international standards and practices. The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) is implementing the project with funding from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
Safety of Female Journalists Online (#SOFJO)
Publishing date: 6 February 2018
Collections: #SOFJO Resource Guide
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Safety of Female Journalists Online is part of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's work to promote journalists' safety in all 57 participating States. Democracy thrives when a plurality of voices are heard both on- and offline. Plurality is currently at risk.
Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crime
Publishing date: 8 January 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has continuously worked on countering hate crime by strengthening the role of criminal justice systems in addressing this phenomenon. The two-year project “Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crime” will use tailored, innovative approaches at national levels as a laboratory and source of inspiration for transnational solutions.
OSCE’s work on small arms and conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition can pose a serious threat to societies. The OSCE works with the organization’s 57 participating States to mitigate these risks.
Disaster Risk Reduction
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Disasters affect the security of people and nations. Their impact can cross borders and transboundary co-operation is often required to address related challenges. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and scale of disasters. The OSCE with its comprehensive approach to security plays an important role in strengthening resilience of communities, states and regions.