Publications

Infosheet on prevention of trafficking in supply chains – what is the issue, what is OSCE’s approach, and what have we done?

The new edition of the Safety of Journalists Guidebook takes into account events undertaken by international organizations, governments and non-governmental organizations to create a safer environment for members of the media since the second edition of the Guidebook was published in 2014. It is available in English and Russian.

Available in Ukrainian.

The Master’s Programme in Criminology – the first of this kind in Albania – was initiated by the OSCE Presence as part of a project financially supported by United States Mission to OSCE. This brochure is available only in Albanian.

Factsheet of the #SOFJO Resource Guide.

Volume 15 Issue 2 Year 2020

Resource Guide on the Safety of Female Journalists Online.

The Best Practice Guide on Deactivation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) suggests minimum standards, approaches and procedures to ensure the permanent deactivation of SALW, and provides recommendations on how to incorporate these into national norms and legislation. The Guide details concrete measures for the participating States to take in marking and record-keeping of weapons and also puts forward technical specifications for the deactivation of SALW. It also contributes to the OSCE efforts in preventing diversion of SALW in the OSCE area and beyond. First adopted in 2018, the Guide has been reviewed and updated to ensure that it remains relevant and applicable. In recognition of the importance of ensuring irreversible SALW deactivation, the OSCE minimum standards have been strengthened by a number of technical updates for rendering SALW and their essential parts permanently inoperable.

This special report by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media elaborates on the role of both law enforcement agencies and journalists during public assemblies, and offers observations and recommendations in order for the media to be able to provide coverage of such public events without undue hindrance.