Publications

This is the second public report by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the monitoring of human trafficking and related cases completed before courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After a review of relevant international standards and the national anti-trafficking legal framework, it examines abilities of the national criminal justice system to: effectively prosecute human trafficking and adequately punish those responsible for it; treat victims with dignity while protecting them from harmful consequences of their involvement in criminal proceedings; and facilitate victims’ right to seek compensation from offenders. The report closes with specific recommendations targeted at several key actors. These aim to improve the criminal justice response to human trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PREPARING A WORKSHOP FOR LAW STUDENTS: A brief guidebook with case studies for practical exercises in Hate Crimes, War Crimes and Crimes of Trafficking in Human Beings

This Catalogue contains information provided by civil society organizations from the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River and non-governmental organizations on the right bank with partnership experience across the Dniester/Nistru River. The list of organizations is not exhaustive; the information is presented only about organizations which expressed interest to be included in the Catalogue.

It is important to now what is a hate crime. When a hate crime is committed, one or more perpetrators target the victim, which can be one or more people or property, because of a protected aspect of the victim's identity, such as religion or ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or disability. Similarly, a hate incident is an act of hostility motivated by prejudice or bias that does not necessarily reach the threshold of a criminal offence, or the criminal nature of which is yet to be determined. A hate crime is any crime where the perpetrator is driven by prejudice or bias. Criminal offence + bias motive = hate crime

The objective of the “Guide for Social Service Officers in Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence” is to assist social service providers in treating victims and survivors of domestic violence with a victim-centered approach. Social service providers identify incidents of domestic violence, assist the victims and survivors in coping and recovering from the trauma they have experienced, explain the options available to victims and survivors so that they can make an informed decision about what next steps to take. The guide is drafted based on international and domestic standards and policies on prevention of domestic violence.

The paper explores legislative amendments in the area of criminalization during the period of effect of 2001 Criminal Code of Ukraine. Special attention is paid to the tendencies of criminalization of the socially dangerous acts, social context in which they happened and the issues that arose as a

Overview prepared by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Action against Terrorism Unit in co-ordination with other relevant OSCE executive structures (Updated: October 2021).

The publication provides analysis of approaches used by constitutional jurisdiction institutions in different countries to define and ensure the principle of gender equality. The main focus of this work is on presenting the practices embodied in the texts of the main decisions of the constitutional

The Master of Sciences in “Transitional Justice” program at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tirana is established to consolidate the conduct of research and teaching in the field of transitional justice in Albania. Through a comprehensive and integrated curriculum, the Master’s Programme will address those dimensions that are critical for understanding transitional justice in Albania, with specific reference to the social, political, institutional and legal context in which the transition from the communist past took place to the main actors and to what extent justice has been/can be achieved. The programme will draw lessons from comparisons with other societies transitioning from war-to-peace or authoritarianism-to-democracy.

Annex VI of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina envisages the role of the OSCE in monitoring the human rights situation in the country. This provision has served as the basis of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina's (the Mission's) human rights monitoring over the past 25 years.