Publications
Assessing Needs of Judicial Response to Corruption through Monitoring of Criminal Cases (the ARC Project)
Publishing date: 19 February 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The main objective of the ARC Project, fully consistent with the priorities set by the BiH Strategy for the Fight against Corruption 2015-2019, is to support the host country’s judiciary in enhancing the effectiveness of judicial response to corruption in compliance with international standards and practices. The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) is implementing the project with funding from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
Frameworks for democracy: an overview of legal and political provisions for migrant political participation in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 2 March 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Mission in Kosovo activities and programmatic priorities on gender equality
Publishing date: 19 January 2018
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A compilation of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo activities related to gender equality.
Report on the Findings of the Trial Monitoring Programme in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 February 2018
Collections: Publications on human rights protection within “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” Project
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Presentation report based on the findings of the Trial Monitoring Programme in Ukraine carried out in 2017 by the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform within “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” project of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine with the financial support of the Government of Canada. The report is available only in Ukrainian.
Improving the quality of the public sector through the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
Publishing date: 26 February 2018
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The aim of the publication is to facilitate the application of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) model as a European quality management instrument for the public sector in the country. It provides practical information on the structure of the CAF model, the benefits from its application and the process of its implementation. Thousands of organizations in many countries apply the CAF model and have proven that it can yield results, contributing to having a modern, efficient and professional public administration.
Safety of Female Journalists Online (#SOFJO)
Publishing date: 6 February 2018
Collections: #SOFJO Resource Guide
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Safety of Female Journalists Online is part of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's work to promote journalists' safety in all 57 participating States. Democracy thrives when a plurality of voices are heard both on- and offline. Plurality is currently at risk.
Analysis Assessing the Employment Measures for Persons with Disabilities
Publishing date: 15 February 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication examines the effectiveness of the national programs and measures for the employment of persons with disabilities. It does so through a step-by-step analysis of the legal, policy, institutional and infrastructural framework, focusing on the outcomes, effects and results of each, as well as on their joint overall impact. The conclusions and recommendations, in line with the obtained data, as well as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Council Directive 2000/78/EC for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation, provide an outline for undertaking future steps in order to increase the overall inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market. The publication is not available in English.
Model Guidelines on Government Measures to Prevent Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in Supply Chains
Publishing date: 13 February 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The aim of these model guidelines is to provide a practical tool to assist OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation in implementing concrete measures to prevent trafficking in human beings in supply chains. The publication highlights how States can implement legislation and policies that promote transparency to ensure that public supply chains are free from trafficked labour; and promote the fair and ethical recruitment of workers.
Manual on Suppression of Economic Crimes and Corruption
Publishing date: 16 February 2018
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 Manual on Suppression of Economic Crimes and Corruption includes an analysis of all criminal statutes that fall within the area of economic crimes and corruption. The Manual is intended for Serbian criminal law practitioners and other experts interested in these topics. The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the US Department of Justice jointly supported printing of the publication, not available in English.
Specific features in the implementation of national preventive mechanisms
Publishing date: 31 January 2018
Collections: National Preventive Mechanism Library
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication explores the problems encountered during the implementation and functioning of the national preventive mechanism (NPM) against torture and ill-treatment in Ukraine. The publication is of interest for NGOs and public authorities whose activities are linked to the monitoring of detention facilities, as well as for civil society activists who want to join monitoring visits. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.