Publications

December 2008/January 2009 issue of the ODIHR e-newsletter

A practical tool in setting effective legislation to counter hate crime.

This report identifies patterns of human rights violations affecting human rights defenders in the OSCE area in the period from April 2007 to April 2008. It also identifies a number of good practices with respect to protecting the rights of human rights defenders.

ODIHR's annual report provides an overview of the Office's primary activities in the areas of elections, democratization, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and Roma and Sinti issues.

This assessment analyses the right to compensation for trafficked persons in international law through the lens of a wide range of international standards that relate to combating trafficking, the rights of crime victims, the rights of migrants, labour rights and the rights of victims of gender-based violence.

This paper provides an overview of international standards on the death penalty in the OSCE area. It covers the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

This 2008 Status Report on fulfilling the commitments made in the Action Plan is published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) assists OSCE participating States by reviewing draft legislation to ensure compliance with international standards, particularly those related to human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

An annual report for 2006 on hate crimes and state responses within the OSCE region.