Publications

This safety guide provides handy information for journalists and other media professionals on know-hows to protect themselves in volatile situations, riots, protests and demonstrations to help them avoid injuries and damage to their equipment. The guide advises media professionals to use protective gear and visible insignia so that they distinguish from protesters and avoid getting hurt by the police or protesters. Advice includes improvisations that help media professionals neutralize effects of teargas when reporting during violent situations. It also provides the media professionals with available telephone numbers to seek legal advice.

The Commentary on Montenegro’s gender equality law offers an overview of the role of the different institutions and organizations in implementing the Law and examples of best practice. Not available in English.

As the OSCE Chairmanship in 2017, Austria has an opportunity to contribute to restoring stability and confidence throughout this region. It intends to address three central challenges to security and stability in the OSCE area, which threaten our common values: the military confrontations that have caused thousands of victims, displacement and destruction; the increasing threat to internal security through growing radicalization, particularly of young persons, and terrorism in its wake; and the increasing loss of confidence between States and also by citizens towards State institutions and organizations that are meant to safeguard peace and our values.

This publication has been produced within the Democratic Workshop "Barbara Prammer" of Parliament of Montenegro, funded by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. Not available in English.

In addition to the four key priorities of importance for citizens- personal and safety of their property, the fight against crime, border security and the security of persons and buildings, the important part of the Strategy is dedicated to the education and training of police officers, as well as their professional development. Not available in English.

Hall A3, Live Discussion Area, 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, Hamburg, 8-9 December 2016.

The poster of the campaign to promote the human rights package of laws in Kosovo aims to inform the general public about their rights and novelties brought by the package which includes the Law on Gender Equality, Law on Protection from Discrimination, Law on the Ombudsperson and the available resources to exercise those rights. Emphasis is added on the role and responsibilities of the Ombudsperson in implementing this legislation.

This research report provides an overview of the existing stereotypes and their impact on creating inter-ethnic distance, as well as an opportunity to monitor the developments in the field of ethnic interaction in the country in the past twenty years. Furthermore, the report presents the results related to the issues of discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the national context. This report is not available in English.

The goal of this Manual is to inform in detail on voting procedures, from preparations for Election Day to the closing of polling centre, including counting procedures, packing and transport of electoral material, to its handover to the Municipal Election Commission.