Publications
Making Referrals to the Authorities to Resolve Legal Issues: A Guide
Publishing date: 3 August 2017
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights, Education
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information on the available remedies and state authorities competent to address various legal issues is especially important for socially vulnerable people, including those who may not have sufficient means to seek legal assistance. This handbook is written in an accessible language and provides concise and practical information on what institutions one can address when faced with a problem of legal nature. Not available in English.
Side Event- Strengthening quality journalism for reconciliation in Cyprus
Publishing date: 19 June 2017
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The three unions- the Cyprus Journalists' Union, Basin-Sen/Press Workers' Union, and the Turkish Cypriot Journalists' Union – participated as panelists at a side event hosted by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during a conference on safety of journalists, in Vienna. The side event, titled “Strengthening quality journalism for reconciliation in Cyprus”, has attracted an audience from over 20 participating States of the OSCE, and gave place to a lively and useful discussion about the need for dialogue and co-operation among journalists of neighbouring communities.
Making Laws Work for Women and Men: A Practical Guide to Gender-Sensitive Legislation
Publishing date: 4 July 2017
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ODIHR’s Making Laws Work for Women and Men: A Practical Guide to Gender-Sensitive Legislation looks at the legislative process as a vital entry point for gender mainstreaming, while taking into account the direct and tangible impact of legislation on people’s lives. The Guide is primarily intended
OSCE Guidebook Intelligence-Led Policing
Publishing date: 3 July 2017
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guidebook presents intelligence-led policing (ILP) as a modern and proactive law enforcement model, and a realistic alternative to traditionally reactive forms of policing for OSCE participating States. ILP, which has already been adopted in a number of countries in recent years with promising results, combines intelligence gathering, evaluation and analysis with informed decision-making procedures and mechanisms, thus providing more efficient and effective management of national law enforcement.
Understanding Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities: A Practical Guide [Brochure]
Publishing date: 15 May 2017
Collections: Guides Related to Hate Crime
Content type: Brochure
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
ODIHR’s new Guide lays out practical steps that governments are recommended to take to address the security needs of Jewish communities in co-operation and partnership with these same communities.
Practical journalism in Kazakhstan 3.0
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook focuses on helping journalists to produce new media products by using modern technologies and to easily adapt to the rapid development of the Internet as a news source. It includes an analysis and insights on new media trends such as multimedia outreach, the creation of visual images, longreads, storytelling, fact-checking and data journalism. New formats for business and international journalism, journalism ethics, coverage of conflicts, the importance of multi-ethnic sensitivity as well as journalism security are also elaborated in the handbook. The book is recommended to journalists, media experts, civil servants, scholars, educators, university-level students, and broad sections of the public interested in media development and journalism. It is available in Kazakh and Russian languages.
Representation of Communities in the Civil Service in Kosovo: Follow-up Report
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This follow-up report provides an overview of the level of representation of communities in a numerical minority in the civil service at the central and local level. It provides an assessment of progress made by selected Kosovo institutions in implementing the relevant legislative obligations that guarantee fair and proportional representation of communities in the civil service since the OSCE’s previous assessment report in 2013. Additionally, the report identifies gaps in implementation and provides specific recommendations to key institutions in order to facilitate improvements regarding the employment of communities in the civil service.
Evidence & Objections: Domestic and International Standards
Publishing date: 4 May 2017
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication “Evidence & Objections” provides domestic and international best practices to familiarize experienced lawyers trained in the civil law system with the fundamental principles of the law on evidence and evidentiary objections. Available in English and Macedonian, it is supported by an on-line video course which can be accessed on an e-learning platform of the regional bar associations at www.brrln.org. This publication is printed and distributed by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in its continuous efforts to promote the rule of law in the country and to facilitate the concept of continuous learning for the parties involved in the criminal procedure.
Lawyer's Ethics
Publishing date: 4 May 2017
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication is comprised of domestic, comparative and international standards. It is further substantiated by an on-line course based on real life scenarios targeting specific ethical dilemmas from attorney’s perspective, which can be accessed on the e-learning platform of the regional bar associations: www.brrln.org. It is available in English and Macedonian.
Methodology on Carrying out Monitoring of Judgements on Application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights by Judges in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 June 2017
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
The Methodology for monitoring of Ukrainian courts’ judgements on their application of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) was developed by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) within its “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” project. The project’s two-fold objective was to strengthen civil society’s capacity to monitor the application of human rights protection legal instruments in court judgements and to establish a baseline and evaluate the progress in application of the ECHR and the case-law of the ECtHR by PCU-trained judges. PCU’s Implementing Partner – “Institute of Applied Humanitarian Research” – used the developed methodology to pilot the monitoring of judgements during 2015-2016. The analysis of monitoring findings will be made available in a separate report in November 2017.