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Hate crime victims require access to specialist support services. These services should be victim-centred, needs-based and diversity-sensitive. They should include practical help, emotional and psychosocial support, advice relating to legal and financial issues and community engagement. Such specialist support services for hate crime victims should be free of charge, confidential and form an integral part of a comprehensive hate crime response.

This handout identifies three areas where parliaments can take decisive action to improve their legislative response to trafficking in human beings. Building upon the work of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in the areas of combating forced labour within supply chains, the demand fostering trafficking for sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated trafficking, this short brief outlines the need for a modern, comprehensive response to each emerging form of trafficking, and provides examples of legislation that parliaments can pass to strengthen national legal frameworks combating trafficking in human beings.

This Best Practice Guide applies exclusively to state-owned stockpiles of conventional ammunition for military, paramilitary, security and police forces of a participating state in accordance with section II and III of the OSCE Document on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (FSC.DOC/1/03, dated 19 November 2003). All other ammunition, such as ammunition in private possession or ammunition used for non-conventional weapons like NBC weapons or other CBRN devices, is excluded. It contains information especially useful for those who are working on establishing national policy and procedures. Consequently the information and recommendations provided may be used as a basis for developing policy guidance, general operational guidelines and procedures on all aspects of ammunition marking, registration and record-keeping.

The Analysis of the Current Situation and Proposals for Improving the System of Collective Management and Individual Exercise of Copyright and Related Rights in the Republic of Serbia by lawyer Dragan Milic was done in order to contribute to support the Media Strategy and Action Plan implementation and offers insights in media-related copyright issues.

[Albanian only] Published by the OSCE Presence in Albania as part of the “Transforming the National Response to Human Trafficking in and from Albania” programme, implemented by several international and local organizations led by UNICEF Albania, and supported by the United Kingdom.

This updated edition of the Guidelines provides tools for OSCE executive structures and their staff to pursue a coherent and co-ordinated approach to supporting nationally-led Security Sector Governance and Reform processes.

The curriculum provides a step-by-step description of how to conduct training for police, prosecutors and judges on the sensitive and respectful treatment of hate crime victims. It aims to improve their knowledge and skills on how to respond to and interact with hate crime victims and by doing so, empower victims, prevent re-victimization and build a sense of trust in the criminal justice process. The curriculum has been developed in a modular structure, enabling trainers to integrate relevant modules into various training programmes.

Materials of international conference organized on 13-15 December 2021 in Tirana by OSCE Presence in Albania and University of Tirana’s Centre for Justice and Transformation.

Published by the OSCE Presence in Albania

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine together with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine developed this set of training materials to supplement the «Recommendations on the development of modular training programme for junior, middle and senior management staff of the State Emergency Service of