2024
ODIHR Publications Holocaust Memorial Days
This publication provides information on when, where and how OSCE participating States promote the commemoration and study of the Holocaust, including the genocide of Roma and Sinti, in line with their OSCE commitments.
January Handbook for the Observation of Information and Communication Technologies in Elections
This handbook updates the ODIHR methodology for the observation and assessment of ICT used during voting and counting processes and includes new aspects such as electronic registration, verification of voters and candidates, and cybersecurity issues.
February Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE: The ODIHR Annual Report 2023
This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2023.
March Comprehensive Support for Hate Crime Victims — Factsheet
The STARS initiative contributes to improving existing standards on hate crime victim support and enables criminal justice institutions, government representatives and civil society organizations to provide effective support to hate crime victims.
April Gender audit of Election Administration — Toolkit
This toolkit is designed for assessing the gender- responsiveness of election administrations across the 57 OSCE participating States. Conducting gender audits of EMBs is good practice for ensuring that women and men participate and benefit from the election administration and the electoral processes on equitable terms.
April ODIHR Election Observation to the 2024 European Parliament Elections — Factsheet
This factsheet explains the purpose of the special election assessment mission to the 2024 European Parliament Elections.
May Including the voices of hate crime victims in policymaking and policy implementation — a practical guide This guide examines the experience and practices of national stakeholders and sets out practical guidelines to follow when engaging with hate crime victims for policymaking or policy implementation purposes. It draws inspiration from the work that practitioners across the EU and OSCE region have done to support and protect victims of domestic violence, trafficking in human beings and war crimes.
June Guidance on establishing and maintaining National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs)
This guidance provides practical information for OSCE participating States on how to establish and structure National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs).
July Fifth Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
Also available in Ukrainian and Russian.
July ODIHR support for parliaments on advancing gender equality — Factsheet
This factsheet describes how ODIHR works in multiple areas to advance gender equality in political and public life.
Also available in Russian.
September Gender Responsive Governance Toolkit, Tool 1: Advancing gender equality in politics — National assessments and action plans
This publication explains gender equality in political life in terms of access, voice and transformation and provides guidance on how to conduct a national assessment of gender equality in political life and on how to develop a national action plan based on the findings of the assessment.
Also available in Russian.
September Gender Responsive Governance Toolkit, Tool 2: Transforming political parties from within — Gender audits and action plans
This publication complements ODIHR's online gender audit tool and provides practical guidance on how to conduct gender audits and implement gender action plans.
Also available in Russian.
September Quick Guide on Preventing and Addressing Sexual and Gender- Based Violence in Places of Deprivation of Liberty This is a quick reference book containing practical information about the problem of sexual and gender- based violence (SGBV) in criminal justice facilities. It proposes various safeguards to prevent and respond to such violence. This guidance is for practitioners working in criminal justice systems, especially those involved in arresting, investigating, interviewing or detaining suspects, those accused of a crime and prisoners or detainees. Also available in Russian and Polish.
September Human Rights and Gender Assessment in the Armed Forces — Facilitators Guide
This publication offers comprehensive guidance on how to conduct human rights and gender self-assessment in the armed forces to contribute to proper respect for, protection and promotion of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel.
September OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation to the 2024 General Election in the United States of America
This factsheet explains the purpose of the Limited Election Observation Mission to the United States General Elections.
October The Right to Monitor Assemblies in the OSCE Region: Experiences from the Field
ODIHR regularly facilitates exchanges between civil society organizations, academia and OSCE field operations on conducting assembly monitoring. This report builds on these exchanges, focusing on the work of civil society actors in particular, and makes recommendations for participating States on how to facilitate the work of assembly monitors.
October Belief, Dialogue and Security — Fostering dialogue and joint action across religious and belief boundaries This guide responds to calls from participating States for guidance and practical tools to help them create an environment that enables fruitful dialogue and joint action across religious and belief boundaries.
Also available in Serbian.
October Including the voices of hate crime victims in policymaking and policy implementation — factsheet This factsheet outlines ten guiding principles for the meaningful and considerate inclusion of hate crime victims’ voices in policymaking and policy implementation processes. It summarizes the key points from the practical guide on Including the Voices of Hate Crime Victims in Policymaking and Policy Implementation.
October Employment: The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief of Women at Work
This explainer offers OSCE participating States, businesspeople, unions, civil society organizations and religious or belief groups practical recommendations to ensure respect for, and the protection of women’s right to FoRB in employment.
November Hate Crime Prosecution at the Intersection of Hate Crime and Criminalised ‘Hate Speech’: A Practical Guide
This guide outlines the legal and conceptual differences between hate crime and criminalized ‘hate speech’ and the consequences of misapplying ‘hate speech’ provisions to prosecute hate crime, providing practical guidance on how to avoid this; and making recommendations on how to improve practice at the national level.
November Sixth Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
December Gender Responsive Governance Toolkit, Tool 3: Parliamentary bodies for gender equality — Overview and recommendations
This tool shows how parliamentary bodies for gender equality are one of the key gender mainstreaming mechanisms available to national parliaments, and assesses their role and function within parliaments.
December Translations of earlier publications 1/3
Warsaw Recommendations Russian, Bosnian on Judicial Independence
Guidelines on Democratic Russian, Ukrainian Lawmaking for Better Laws
Protecting Human Rights in Prisons while Preventing Radicalization Leading to French Terrorism or Violence: A Guide for Detention Monitors
Introduction to the Nelson Mandela Rules International Serbian Training Programme, Trainer’s Manual Translations of earlier publications 2/3
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security: Policy Italian Guidance
Addressing Violence against Women in Politics In the Russian OSCE Region: Toolkit
Anti-Semitic Hate Crime Spanish factsheet
Anti-Christian Hate Crime Spanish factsheet Translations of earlier publications 3/3
The Sensitive and Respectful Treatment of Hate Crime Czech, Spanish Victims
Handbook for the Observation of Election Russian Administration
Disability Hate Crime Spanish Factsheet
Gender-Based Hate Crime Spanish Factsheet