Publications

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has actively assisted Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to implement justice sector reforms to better protect the human rights of individuals and to better administer justice. One of its focal areas has been on strengthening the capacity of the justice system to handle war crimes proceedings in a fair and efficient manner. BiH’s success in prosecuting war crimes has been an indicator of its ability to begin to overcome the past, foster reconciliation, and build strong institutions.

This Report deals solely with issues of protection and support related to witnesses involved in war crimes proceedings before BiH courts since 2004 to present. While many of the issues addressed herein relate to the specific category of victim witnesses, the scope of this Report is confined to issues faced with protection and support in the context of criminal proceedings, i.e. the general security situation of victims or need for psychological and social assistance among victims is not within the scope of this Report.

A study carried out by among 4,000 students from 40 secondary schools countrywide in 2009. This study focuses primarily on the role of schools in shaping perceptions and the development of awareness of other ethnic groups, of positive and negative feelings towards other ethnic groups, as well as on teachers' comments about other ethnic communities and students' views of the causes of tensions among ethnic groups in schools.

Concept paper published by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the Embassy of France in Turkmenistan, 2009 and not available in English.

This OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje analysis presents the findings of a countrywide survey on the independence of the judiciary as perceived and experienced by the judges of the host country.

The publication presents the findings of a survey conducted by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje.

Under the Dayton Agreement, the OSCE is mandated to closely monitor the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). As part of this mandate, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (“OSCE BiH” or “the Mission”) has also monitored criminal proceedings before all courts in BiH since 2004. The Mission has paid particular attention to the issue of the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, these being absolute prerequisites to the rule of law and a fundamental guarantee of a fair trial.

The manual, prepared jointly by the legal environmental experts and the OSCE, is meant to support the understanding of the recently passed set of environmental laws and familiarize newly elected judges with best practices in the field.

An overview of major milestones by Conflict Prevention Centre.

Annual report by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.