Publications

The fifth edition of the OSCE Local Dialogue Academy for Young Women (LDA) will be organized from 19 to 23 June 2023 in Istog/Istok. The Academy provides a platform for young women to overcome barriers in communication, deconstruct stereotypes and establish a basis for dialogue through peer-to-peer learning, coaching and mentoring activities. It aims at enhancing communication among youth from different communities, focusing on common issues of concern related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in particular. For more information see the info package. Send your application by 25 May 2023 (23:59 hrs) to localDA-OMiK@osce.org

This volume presents chronologically the OSCE's human dimension commitments over its 30-year history. It is intended for use by government officials and civil society organizations, academics, students, and practitioners alike.

This volume is arranged thematically according to the main issues related to the human dimension. It is intended for use by government officials and civil society organizations, academics, students, and practitioners alike.

In response to the lack of survivor inclusion to date, and in line with its objectives, ODIHR, in consultation with ISTAC and other relevant anti-trafficking stakeholders, developed this policy guidance. It reflects participating States’ obligations as well as international good practices to protect victims and survivors of human trafficking under international, regional and national laws as well as with National Referral Mechanisms (NRMs) or equivalent mechanisms. It aligns with OSCE commitments and draws on ODIHR’s NRM Handbook, which also recognizes the importance of the contributions of survivor leaders to all aspects of effective anti-trafficking work.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites you to apply for a five-month apprenticeship programme for 30 young persons between the ages of 20 and 24, in close co-operation with local government institutions and partner Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The programme aims at bringing young women and men closer to local government institutions and relevant CSOs directly involving them in local participatory processes, as well as decision and policy-making processes. Please send your application by 21 April 2023.

This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2022.

The execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights represents a significant and complex process that involves numerous actors involved in the execution itself or in the supervision of the execution, which may complicate and slow down the implementation of any measures and activities that should lead to the effective execution of the judgments. The training curricula was developed in co-operation with the national Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors (AJPP). It was specifically designed for the current and future judges and public prosecutors attending training at the AJPP. Not available in English.

The publication was developed in co-operation with the national Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors. It analyzes the individual measures of execution of judgements European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The publication focuses on re-examination of a case or a reopening of proceedings following judgment of the ECtHR under which a violation of the European Convention of Human Rights is established, as one of the means to achieve the so- called restitutio in integrum. Not available in English.

The publication was developed in co-operation with the national Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors. It analyzes the general execution measures and evaluates the current situation with the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in cases against North Macedonia. It also identifies the changes, which have been done or are yet to be done as part of the process of execution of those judgments, detecting the key challenges in practice. Not available in English.

The publication was developed in co-operation with the national Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors. It offers a general overview of the process of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR): it explains the role of the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe; elaborates on the so-called general and individual measures of execution and reviews the national legal framework concerning the execution of judgments of the ECtHR. Not available in English.