2023 ODIHR Publications ODIHR Publications in 2023
ODIHR Publications in 2023
Title / Month of Cover Description Publication / Language
ODIHR survey on the safety and security of As part of its ongoing support to women refugees from Ukraine, ODIHR conducted a survey Ukraine of close to 1,000 Ukrainian refugee women to ensure their experiences January and vulnerabilities are reflected in policies to address human trafficking Available in: in the OSCE region. English, Ukrainian
Promoting gender equality in politics and democratic institutions This factsheet describes how ODIHR works to promote gender equality in February politics and in democratic institutions. Available in: English, Russian
Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE: The ODIHR Annual Report This report highlights the impact of 2022 activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions March and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2022. Available in: English, Russian
These Guidelines were jointly prepared by OSCE/ODIHR and by the Political Party Guidelines Council of Europe’s Venice 2nd edition/ Venice Commission and adopted by the Commission Venice Commission at its 125th online Plenary Session (11–12 April December 2020). The Guidelines offer advice and expertise to Available in: legislators tasked with drafting laws English on political parties, to facilitate their establishment, development and functioning in compliance with international human rights
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standards and OSCE Human Dimension commitments.
The Code of Practice provides guidance for participating States on ways to ensure not only the inclusion of victims’ and survivors’ voices but also their full engagement on all anti- ISTAC Code of Practice trafficking responses. The lived experience and professional April expertise of survivor leaders contributes to the understanding of Available in: the importance of ensuring a victim- English, Romanian, and survivor-centred, child-friendly, Ukrainian, Russian age-appropriate, gender-sensitive, trauma-informed and human rights- based approach throughout the Code of Practice.
Handbook on Observing and Promoting Women’s As part of its comprehensive election Electoral Participation observation methodology, the second edition of the Handbook on April Observing and Promoting Women’s Participation in Elections elaborates Available in: further on ODIHR’s methodology for English, Russian, assessing and issuing Albanian, Bosnian, recommendations on women’s Croatian, Macedonian, participation in elections. Montenegrin, Serbian, Serbian Cyrillic
The fourth edition of OSCE Human Dimension Commitments is a OSCE Human Dimension compilation of commitments the Commitments - 4th OSCE participating States have Edition, Volumes I & II agreed to honour in the fields of human rights, democracy and the April rule of law. It comes in two volumes — chronological and thematic — and Available in: provides easy access to the English, Russian, French, catalogue of human rights and German, Italian, Spanish democracy commitments undertaken by participating States.
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Understanding Anti- This Guide describes and analyses Roma Hate Crimes and hate incidents and hate crimes faced Addressing the Security by Roma and Sinti, as well as the Needs of Roma and Sinti corresponding security challenges. Communities: A Practical Considering cases from many of the Guide 57 OSCE participating States, it highlights measures that promote May safety and security without discrimination, in line with OSCE Available in: commitments. English
Third Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human Third Interim Report on reported rights law in Ukraine violations of international humanitarian law and international July human rights law in Ukraine
Available in: English, Russian, Ukrainian
Intolerance and discrimination, including harmful discourse and Anti-Indigenous Hate stereotyping, have affected Crimes Indigenous communities for centuries, including those living in August the OSCE region. This factsheet highlights the impact of anti- Available in: Indigenous hate crime and provides English, Russian guidance on identifying, reporting, and countering such crimes.
Guidelines for Activists This guide aims to support civil in Addressing Access to society, human rights defenders and Health Care and activists, public institutions and Vaccination for Roma other stakeholders in implementing and Sinti health-related activities to increase Roma and Sinti access to healthcare August and vaccination services as a core human right. Available in: English
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This Guidance is part of the ODIHR Guidance on Trauma- series deriving from the National Informed National Referral Mechanisms Handbook (2nd Referral Mechanisms Edition). It summarizes why National and Responses to Referral Mechanisms need to be Human Trafficking trauma-informed, makes the case for trauma-informed methods of August working, and provides recommendations for participating Available in: States, examples of promising English, Russian practices and useful resources.
This Handbook is intended to serve as primary reference material for all types of ODIHR observation Handbook for the activities, such as election and Observation of Election referendum observation missions, Administration limited observation missions, assessment missions and expert September teams (further jointly referred to as observation missions), to support Available in: their efforts in assessing the work of English an election administration in a comprehensive, systematic and consistent manner.
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation to the 2023 Parliamentary Elections This factsheet explains the purpose in Poland of the Limited Election Observation Mission to Poland's 2023 September Parliamentary Elections. Available in: English, Polish
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This manual has been made available as an online resource to encourage the development of training programmes on the Nelson Introduction to the Mandela Rules or to supplement Nelson Mandela Rules existing training agendas. It will also International Training be provided to all those participating Programme, Trainer’s in the ODIHR/PRITraining-of-Trainer Manual sessions. The training course is arranged thematically. It gives September guidance on how to implement minimum standards for the Available in: treatment of people in prison and English, Russian should not hinder the implementation and development of higher standards of prison management, treatment of prisoners, or prison conditions.
Given the ongoing erosion of democratic and constitutional standards and the rule of law across ODIHR Brief: Guiding the world, and the declining public Principles of Democratic trust in democratic institutions, it is Lawmaking and Better essential to strengthen democratic Laws institutions and processes by promoting openness, transparency, October inclusiveness and accountability in lawmaking. This Brief highlights Available in: some of the key concepts contained English in the Guidelines and provides an overview of the Guiding Principles of Democratic Lawmaking and Better Laws.
The Recommendations on Judicial Independence and Accountability (Warsaw Recommendations) are Recommendations on intended to deliver a practical tool Judicial Independence for stakeholders across the OSCE and Accountability region who engage with justice (Warsaw systems at all contact points. Like the Recommendations), Kyiv Recommendations, the Warsaw 2023 Recommendations are non- exhaustive. The Warsaw October Recommendations aim to supplement the Kyiv Available in: Recommendations by elaborating on English certain, previously unaddressed issues and to respond to developments since 2010.
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This guidebook seeks to clarify the legal standards that should apply in Enhanced times of conflict, to assist Understanding on practitioners in developing their Freedom of Movement monitoring tools on freedom of in all Phases of the movement, in reporting on this Conflict Cycle important right in all phases of the conflict cycle, and in their advocacy November activities. The right to freedom of movement includes the right to Available in: leave, the right to move internally English within a territory and the right to return.
Institutional Mechanisms as Critical The purpose of this guide is to help Actors for Gender OSCE participating States and their Equality: A Review from governmental IMs for the the OSCE Region advancement of women and of gender equality enhance their roles November as critical actors in promoting gender equality and a more gender-just Available in: society. English, Russian
Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation Marking the 20th anniversary of the of Roma and Sinti within Action Plan, this Fourth Status the OSCE Area - Fourth Report takes comprehensive stock of Status Report the advances made over the past five years in realizing the Action December Plan’s commitments. Available in: English
This tool is designed to support ODIHR Public Ethics and national parliaments in OSCE Integrity Toolkit: participating States in developing Guidelines for parliamentary integrity systems. It Parliaments provides a concise roadmap for designing and implementing a code December of conduct for MPs from scratch, as well as guidance for parliaments that Available in: want to improve their existing English integrity systems.
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Fourth Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human Fourth Interim Report on reported rights law in Ukraine violations of international humanitarian law and international December human rights law in Ukraine
Available in: English, Russian, Ukrainian
The Guidelines provide an overview of the guiding principles of democratic lawmaking, followed by concrete and practical Guidelines on recommendations on how these Democratic Lawmaking guiding principles can be adhered to for Better Laws at each stage of the legislative cycle to achieve good-quality laws, based December on the rule of law and human rights. These principles and standards Available in: underlie the process of preparing, English discussing, adopting, implementing and evaluating laws; at the same time, the Guidelines seek to show how to make such processes effective.
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2023 Translations of earlier ODIHR publications
Title / Original Cover Languages Publication Date
Promoting the Political Participation of People Now also available in: with Disabilities Russian, Polish
(2022)
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security: Policy Now also available in: Guidance Ukrainian
(2019)
Handbook for the Observation of Election Now also available in: Campaigns and Political Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Environments Montenegrin, Serbian, Serbian Cyrillic
(2021)
Guidelines for Observation of Election Campaigns on Now also available in: Social Networks Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Serbian Cyrillic (2021)
Protecting Human Rights in Prisons while Preventing Radicalization Now also available in: Leading to Terrorism or Albanian, Bosnian Violence: A Guide for Detention Monitors
(2021)
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Understanding Anti- Muslim Hate Crimes — Addressing the Security Needs of Muslim Now also available in: Communities: A Practical Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian Guide
(2020)
Understanding Anti- Semitic Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Now also available in: Communities: A Practical Portuguese Guide
(2017)
National Referral Mechanisms — Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons: A Practical Now also available in: Handbook — Second Russian, Ukrainian Edition
(2022)
Addressing Anti-Semitism through Education: Now also available in: Teaching Aids Hungarian
(2019)
Preventing and Addressing SGBV in Places of Now also available in: Deprivation of Liberty Polish, Tajik, Uzbek
(2019)
Strengthening the Resilience of National Human Rights Institutions Now also available in: Guidance Tool Russian
(2022)
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Integrating the Issue of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Detention Now also available in: Monitoring Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Cyrillic
(2021)
Sensitive and Respective Treatment of Hate Crime Now also available in: Victims French, Romanian
(2020)
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