Publications
The manual for uniform application of the opportunity principle
Publishing date: 1 November 2019
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication focuses on the principle of opportunity, and the challenges in its application, mainly related to the non-uniformity of practice of public prosecution offices in Serbia. The intention of the authors was to provide guidelines for the unified application of the principle, and to fulfil the main task of deferred prosecution- to achieve the purpose of the punishment without conducting criminal proceedings in cases when this is not necessary or expedient, taking into account public interest. This Manual was drafted by the Working Group formed by the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office, and supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The publication is available in Serbian only.
Following the Money: Compendium of Resources and Step-by-step Guide to Financial Investigations Into Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The paper aims to leverage off of the strengths and successes of established but disparate anti-THB financial investigatory practices, developed across the OSCE participating States, to raise awareness of the strategic value of financial investigations and the resources available, and to help create a more harmonised approach that can contribute to mainstreaming of financial investigations across the OSCE region.
Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) 2018
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The infosheet includes information about the Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) in 2018.
Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) 2018
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This document explains the mandate of the Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) and outlines statistics relating to DMC’s in 2018.
Communities Committees (CC's) 2018
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This document outlines what Communities Committees (CC’s) are and provides information regarding CC’s in 2018.
The Guidelines for improving court practice in compensation proceedings for victims of serious crime in criminal proceedings
Publishing date: 1 November 2019
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Guidelines for improving court practice in compensation proceedings for victims of serious crime in criminal proceedings have been developed by the Supreme Court of Cassation Working Group, with support from the OSCE Mission to Serbia throught the project “Support for Victims and Witnesses of Crime in Serbia”, implemented by the OSCE Mission and financed by the European Union. The Guidelines point out to the competent authorities’ obligation to decide on compensation within criminal proceedings, they provide answers to questions relating to determining the damage, types of non-material damage, as well as determining the amount of monetary compensation, and they emphasize the importance of informing victims about their rights. Available in Serbian only.
Call for Application: WOmentorship for Dialogue
Publishing date: 3 September 2019
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Gender equality, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE invites applications for the WOmentorship for Dialogue programme. The project will match mentors and mentees from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade and it is intended to provide support to girls between the age of 16-18 by offering them guidance and advice. The programme will begin with a meeting on the 27th-29th September in Niš. It will focus on gender equality, leadership and promoting dialogue, and it will strengthen participants’ practical skills agreed between the mentors and the mentees.
Safety of Journalists: An imperative for free media
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Application form: WOmentorship for Dialogue
Publishing date: 3 September 2019
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Gender equality, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE invites applications for the WOmentorship for Dialogue programme. The project will match mentors and mentees from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade and it is intended to provide support to girls between the age of 16-18 by offering them guidance and advice. The programme will begin with a meeting on the 27th-29th September in Niš. It will focus on gender equality, leadership and promoting dialogue, and it will strengthen participants’ practical skills agreed between the mentors and the mentees.
Anti-Semitic Hate Crime
Publishing date: 18 September 2019
Collections: Hate Crime Factsheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Anti-Semitism has affected Jewish communities for millennia, and found its most brutal expression in the Holocaust, during which millions of Jews were murdered. Despite the lesson of this horrific event, anti-Semitism continues to plague Jewish communities to this day, from conspiracy theories to violent attacks. Too often, this intolerance can morph into hate crimes against Jews. The impact of these crimes can be that Jewish individuals fear attending worship services, wearing religious attire or symbols, or abstain from identifying publicly as Jews either culturally or in religious identity. Anti-Semitism affects not only Jews, but society as a whole. Its existence underscores wider trends of intolerance towards other groups, and everyone has a role to play in countering thisand all forms of intolerance.