Publications

Since the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina began to engage in education reform issues in 2002, the task of helping to create or rebuild links within and between divided communities has been at the core of its work.

Factsheet on National Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Factsheet on the Community engagement initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Facts sheet on the Local First Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Factsheet on the work of the OSCE Mission to BiH in combating gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Factsheet on the work of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in monitoring and support of the development, adoption and implementation of a more effective education legislative framework in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Mission has actively supported primary and secondary school curricular reform since 2002, advocating for educational standards in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to reflect human rights values and contemporary educational approaches common in the OSCE area.

This paper provides an analysis of sentencing practices of Bosnia and Herzegovina's courts in domestic violence criminal proceedings, based on the Mission’s monitoring findings. After a review of relevant international standards and the national legal framework on domestic violence, it analyses in detail: the types of sanctions applied, the mitigating and aggravating circumstances considered by the court, the legal mechanisms of warrant for pronouncement of sentence and plea agreements, and compensation awards to victims. It also formulates a number of recommendations for judges and prosecutors dealing with domestic violence cases.

The purpose of this guide is to address general problems of unemployment, lack of adequate support and education programs as well as obstacles in the working environment that lead persons with disabilities into a difficult situation in terms of finding and keeping a job. This guide is not available in English.

The purpose of this reference paper produced with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is to serve as a tool not only to raise awareness of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, but also to increase understanding of relevant authorities on trafficking for labour exploitation in general.