Publications

This study provides an overview of international efforts to combat racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and intolerance in the OSCE region.

The guidance provided in this handbook is intended to ensure that as each Election Observation Mission draws conclusions on the extent to which an election process meets OSCE commitments and reflects universal principles, it takes fully into account how the election process affects both women and men.

This handbook provides guidance on how to design and implement sustainable mechanisms and structures to combat human trafficking and support victims. It also provides guidance on how to monitor and build the capacity of such mechanisms and structures.

It is increasingly recognized by international experts that monitoring places of detention through regular and unannounced visits constitutes one of the most effective ways to prevent torture and ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty. Accordingly, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) decided to promote monitoring programmes by national NGOs and to publish this guide.

A progress report on an ODIHR-initiated project to establish an inventory of existing election-related norms, commitments, principles, and good practices.

This handbook is intended to provide basic guidance for dealing with complaints of individual human rights violations received by OSCE missions and other field operations.

This handbook provides domestic observer groups with methodologies and tools they can use to develop a comprehensive and systematic approach to election observation.

This publication is intended to give an insight into some examples of our work on the ground and the concepts and strategies behind it. It contains a diversity of feature stories, articles, case studies, interviews, and personal accounts from the field.

This brochure provides an overview of the goals and activities of the ODIHR's Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues.

This reference guide aims to set up a framework for comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation in order to assist law makers and policy makers in the entire OSCE region in their efforts to adopt or review anti-trafficking legislation.