Publications

The publication is a result of scientific research conducted with the aim of understanding changes in the phenomenology of the criminal offence of domestic violence, recording the key challenges in the functioning of the mechanism of criminal justice protection against domestic violence,

The new OSCE Guidebook on “The Role of Civil Society in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: A focus on South-Eastern Europe” is the first in a series of resources produced by the Transnational Threat Department/ Action against Terrorism Unit. This volume provides practical guidance and helpful background for both policy makers and practitioners who are working to advance civil-society-led P/CVERLT initiatives in the South-Eastern European region. A second iteration will be published for the countries of Central Asia in early 2019.

The strategy builds on existing responses and commitment to co-operation with partners in order to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings. It relies on and continues to develop on the basis of previous international and domestic experience and provides for new initiatives in response to trafficking in human beings in all its forms and segments. The Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy is for the period of 2019.

This report presents the representative survey findings of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Serbia. The survey was implemented in 2018 in selected countries in South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe. The OSCE-led survey included a quantitative and qualitative component and was undertaken with the goal of providing comparable data on different forms of violence women experience in their childhood and throughout the course of their lives. The research examined violence that women experience in conflict and non-conflict settings, as well as the impact violence has on women and girls, including its lasting consequences. Questions on norms and attitudes connected to violence against women were asked to better understand the underlying causes of violence.

This report provides the results from a survey of hate crime victimization carried out in North Macedonia in June and July 2018. The survey, first of this kind carried in the country, presents a more comprehensive account of hate crime victimization in North Macedonia and its impact that had been available to date, as well as identifies the extent of underreporting of hate incidents by surveying a range of different communities of majority and minority social identity on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and political beliefs. The report aims at offering evidence as to the need to develop effective measures that respond to and combat the problem, guide targeted policy and strategy by national and local authorities, and support civil society organizations in their advocacy work.

These infographics show the main survey findings of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a clear and concise manner. They serve as an overview of the main findings.

This report presents the representative survey findings of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The survey was implemented in 2018 in selected countries in South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe. The OSCE-led survey included a quantitative and qualitative component and was undertaken with the goal of providing comparable data on different forms of violence women experience in their childhood and throughout the course of their lives. The research examined violence that women experience in conflict and non-conflict settings, as well as the impact violence has on women and girls, including its lasting consequences. Questions on norms and attitudes connected to violence against women were asked to better understand the underlying causes of violence.

This research provides information on police education and training models in eight European countries (Austria, Netherlands, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Croatia, and Montenegro), U.S., and Canada. It includes an overview of the functioning of police education and training systems, an analysis of the curricula for basic and specialized police training, an evaluation of police in-service training and development and an assessment of Human Resources management in police education and training institutions. It is recommended for a broad range of professionals dealing with police education and training.

The research presents a comprehensive analysis of  the quality of educational services provided by law schools, as evidenced by the results of the national unified entrance exam for Master of Law and Master of International Law programmes in 2018; the ability of law schools to develop educational

This publication is a useful practical reference, covering conflict analysis, a concept of dialogue and specifics of organising and running dialogue meetings, based on examples of dialogue events on decentralization reform, conducted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in 2018. It is intended for