Publications

This is the 2018-2019 Report produced by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (SR/CTHB) in line with its mandate as outlined in OSCE Ministerial Council Decisions No. 02/03 and 03/06. This report provides a summary of the full range of activities carried out by the Office of the SR/CTHB, with additional sections that focus on the work of the OSCE’s executive structures and field operations. This publication aims to foster increased awareness and understanding of human trafficking itself, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities currently facing the anti-trafficking community.

The survey ‘Barometer of Equal Opportunities’, developed by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, explores the perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and awareness of discrimination and inequality of the public at large. It also makes a comparative analysis of results of the three surveys conducted in 2009, 2013 and 2018, and provides an insight into the direction and intensity of changes of perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and awareness of discrimination and inequality in the country in the period from 2009 to 2018. The report examines replies of men and women regarding discrimination on seven grounds- gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation and political affiliation.

With 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia, the OSCE is the world’s largest regional security organization. The OSCE works for stability, peace and democracy for more than a billion people, through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference.

Intelligence-led policing (ILP) developed as a response to the growing complexities of today’s crime. The OSCE promotes ILP as a modern and pro-active approach to contemporary policing and law enforcement management.

The paper aims to leverage off of the strengths and successes of established but disparate anti-THB financial investigatory practices, developed across the OSCE participating States, to raise awareness of the strategic value of financial investigations and the resources available, and to help create a more harmonised approach that can contribute to mainstreaming of financial investigations across the OSCE region.

This collection of papers by criminal law experts covers one of the most important issues in criminal proceedings – securing the presence of the defendant. The publication is available in Serbian language only and provides an comprehensive overview of regional legal framework in this area, deals with the mechanisms of protection of the rights of the accused, analyses the vast array of available measures for securing the presence of the defendant, and outlines best practices in this area.

This little book tells the story of Erkinay- a young Kyrgyz girl who was kidnapped to be a bride.

This publication focuses on the principle of opportunity, and the challenges in its application, mainly related to the non-uniformity of practice of public prosecution offices in Serbia. The intention of the authors was to provide guidelines for the unified application of the principle, and to fulfil the main task of deferred prosecution- to achieve the purpose of the punishment without conducting criminal proceedings in cases when this is not necessary or expedient, taking into account public interest. This Manual was drafted by the Working Group formed by the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office, and supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The publication is available in Serbian only.

The Guidelines for improving court practice in compensation proceedings for victims of serious crime in criminal proceedings have been developed by the Supreme Court of Cassation Working Group, with support from the OSCE Mission to Serbia throught the project “Support for Victims and Witnesses of Crime in Serbia”, implemented by the OSCE Mission and financed by the European Union. The Guidelines point out to the competent authorities’ obligation to decide on compensation within criminal proceedings, they provide answers to questions relating to determining the damage, types of non-material damage, as well as determining the amount of monetary compensation, and they emphasize the importance of informing victims about their rights. Available in Serbian only.