Publications

This paper updates The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2015. It is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States since the previous publication and to promote constructive discussion of this issue. It covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016.

The OSCE Office in Tajikistan has established a nationwide network of 18 Women’s Resource Centres to protect victims of domestic violence and to support them in becoming independent through education and developing skills.

Bringing together 323 parliamentarians from across the 57-nation OSCE region, including Europe, Asia and North America, the OSCE PA provides a forum for parliamentary dialogue, leads election observation missions, and strengthens international co-operation to uphold commitments on political, security, economic, environmental and human rights issues.

This manual offers support for survivors of domestic violence and guidelines for future psychologists, crisis centre staff, and social workers. This publication provides an in-depth discussion of both the phenomenon of domestic violence, as well as the practical aspects of psychological counselling for violence survivors. Available in the Tajik language only.

On 23 October 2015 in Astana, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana jointly with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies held an international conference entitled “Accomplishments and Challenges for the OSCE on the Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (1975) and the Astana Summit (2010)”. This compendium, which includes presentations given at the conference by both Kazakhstan’s and foreign participants, explores a broad range of topics related to the OSCE’s main areas of focus, as well as current international security and regional co-operation issues. The edition will be of interest to political scientists, international relations experts, civil servants, scholars, educators, university-level students, and broad sections of the public interested in the contemporary development of the OSCE.

The German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016 is focusing in particular on the young generation by: giving young people in the OSCE a stronger voice; promoting exchange and dialogue among young people in the entire OSCE region; offering young people an opportunity to get to know the OSCE better.

The publication contains a study of new market and investment opportunities, recommendations on entrance into the identified “niche” markets within Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) area in relation to Armenia’s membership to EEU.