Publications
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments: Volume 2, Chronological Compilation (4th Edition)
Publishing date: 27 April 2023
Collections: OSCE Human Dimension Commitments - 4th Edition
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Good governance, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments: Volume 1, Thematic Compilation (4th Edition)
Publishing date: 27 April 2023
Collections: OSCE Human Dimension Commitments - 4th Edition
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Good governance, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Code of Practice for Ensuring the Rights of Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking
Publishing date: 14 April 2023
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Call for Applications- 2023 Apprenticeship Programme
Publishing date: 30 March 2023
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE: The ODIHR Annual Report 2022
Publishing date: 16 March 2023
Collections: ODIHR Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Education, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2022.
Training curricula on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Publishing date: 13 February 2023
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 individual measures of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights as individualization of the execution with special reference to the reopening of cases
Publishing date: 13 February 2023
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 messages from Strasbourg to Skopje- Roadmap for the general measures for execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in cases against North Macedonia
Publishing date: 13 February 2023
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – the Council of Europe mechanism and the national institutional context
Publishing date: 13 February 2023
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Women’s Inheritance Rights
Publishing date: 31 January 2023
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The booklet on “Women’s Inheritance Rights” is designed to raise awareness among the general public, including women from rural communities and relevant institutions about women’s inheritance rights. Based on the feedback received during the Mission’s workshops on women’s property rights in 2021 and 2022, the Mission gathered a series of common issues in the implementation of women’s inheritance rights. The booklet responds to these issues by explaining the legal framework in a simplified and relatable manner, illustrating them through sample cases in the format of frequently asked questions and informing affected women, family members and civil society organizations about actions they can take to protect and enforce women’s inheritance rights.