Publications

Large amounts of funding have been allocated in the past by the EU to projects targeting the Roma, but many Roma communities report little or no change in the situation on the ground. This report highlights the positive changes brought by the small grants programme and the multiplier effect it might have in generating further interest from the local self-governments or donors.

This yearbook is a record of the activities undertaken by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during 2012. Preface by the 2012 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Eamon Gilmore; foreword by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović.

The guidebook prepared by the Journalists for the Future NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan is intended for online journalists. It provides theoretical and practical knowledge on how to implement high-quality media activity in the Internet and to properly organize information security. It is not available in English.

974th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

This publication aims to provide an overview on the training and use of wildlife detector dogs comparing methodologies in different countries. The Russian translation of the publication provided by the OSCE is part of the project “Prevention of Illegal Cross-border Transport of Hazardous Waste and Other Cross-border Environmental Crimes”.

The Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2012, submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting, provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units in the Secretariat, the Institutions and the field operations, during 2012.

The goal of the survey is to reveal the role of the Facebook in the life of Armenian society as a free expression platform and how it is used by different society groups. The study was prepared by Region Research Centre within the framework of the project on strengthening electoral processes in Armenia in line with international standards, implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and financed by the European Union. This publication is not available in Armenian.

This report presents the key issues and challenges drawn from the interventions and discussions of key players at the seminar on Co-operation to Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings in the Mediterranean Region organized by the OSR/CTHB, which took place in Rome on 8 February 2013. Indeed, the Seminar helped in identifying priority areas for possible enhanced co-operation between participating States and the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation “to address the multiple challenges of a strategy aimed at eradicating modern slavery” in the Mediterranean Region.

The 2012 edition of "Hate Crimes in the OSCE Region – Incidents and Responses", is the latest in a line of annual reports prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as part of the OSCE’s efforts to combat hate crime.