Publications

This book has been prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in conjunction with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. This booklet aims to help the police, prosecutors, judges, legislators, local authorities and NGOs better understand the problem of hate crimes.

This book has been prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in conjunction with the OSCE Presence in Albania. This booklet aims to help the police, prosecutors, judges, legislators, local authorities and NGOs better understand the problem of hate crimes.

The findings of the survey have highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of Kosovo's emerging independent institutions. The sound legal basis gives grounds for encouragement along with the robust institutional structure that many of the surveyed institutions possess.

This report presents a follow-up to the 2011 edition over-viewing key aspects of municipal assembly performance and developments related to oversight mechanisms. It is intended to serve municipal representatives, the ministry and other relevant stakeholders involved in local governance issues as an indicator for further capacity development at the local level.

The yearbook is a record of the activities undertaken by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during 2010. Preface by the 2010 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kanat Saudabayev; foreword by Dunja Mijatoviċ.

The eighth issue of the e-newsletter issued by the Gender Section of the OSCE on a quarterly basis.

Freedom of expression and freedom of the media are essential to any democratic process, and the assessment of media coverage of election campaigns is a fundamental part of election observation methodology. This publication provides a succinct explanation of the media-monitoring methodology used by the OSCE/ODIHR in its election observation activities.

The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance on how to approach voter registration as part of the overall observation of an election. While ODIHR has included voter registration in its general methodology for observing elections, this handbook aims to provide a more systematic and comprehensive approach to observing this critical part of the election process.

The Reference Book for Civil Society Organizations is a resource tool for organizations with a public policy agenda that seek to influence the political decision-making processes in Kosovo. It provides advice for partaking in the legislative, budgetary and oversight activities of the Assembly of Kosovo.

In this issue: Facilitating voting in Kosovo, the Transdniestrian settlement process, good economic governance, digital media freedom.