Publications
Criminal Case Management and the Scheduling of Trials
Publishing date: 31 October 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE report ‘Criminal Case Management and the Scheduling of Trials’ reviews criminal trials scheduled over a three-month reporting period in 2023. The report examines international case management best practices together with OSCE trial monitoring findings to assess challenges and barriers to efficient criminal trial scheduling in Kosovo.
Trial Monitoring Report on Detention on Remand
Publishing date: 25 October 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides an analysis of data collected in 2022 and 2023 by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo trial monitoring programme on the use of detention on remand against adult defendants in Kosovo.
Call for Application: Training on Mock Court Reporting for journalists and law students
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Good governance, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo training on Mock Court Reporting for young and aspiring journalists and law students from all over Kosovo aims to provide them with first-hand experience in court reporting. They will be instructed on best practices for gathering information and communicating with justice officials and vice versa. The training will be followed by a concluding workshop, as a platform to discuss lessons learned and derive conclusions and recommendations.
Court Reporting – Guidelines for Journalists
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guide helps journalists to report more effectively from courts in a professional manner and in line with codes of journalism ethics and conduct, and related court reporting sensitivities, protection of privacy, legal and normative frameworks while upholding ethical standards and appropriate context by holding institutions of justice to account. With an overall aim to provide the journalists with a solid guide that facilitates their reporting from the institutions of justice and the media with a solid foundation to shape public discourse and foster policy change, the guidelines include an overview of the relevant legal framework, institutions of justice, and court reporting. The guide is available in Albanian, Serbian, and English.
First Contact Service Providers for Victims of Domestic Violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 12 July 2023
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The leaflet on ‘First Contact Service Providers for Victims of Domestic Violence in Kosovo’ has been drafted in response to the findings of the OSCE’s ‘Survey on Well-being and Safety of Women in Kosovo’, according to which 22% of women considered they were not well informed what to do if they experienced violence, 29% said they were somehow informed and 12% did not know at all what to do. The leaflet informs the public about what to expect from each first contact service provider and provides a short directory to contact each of them.
Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) 2022
Publishing date: 19 June 2023
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This document explains the mandate of the Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) and outlines statistics relating to DMC’s in 2022.
Deputy Chairpersons of the Municipal Assembly for Communities (DCMACs) 2022
Publishing date: 19 June 2023
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The infosheet includes information about the establishment and functioning of the Deputy Chairpersons of the Municipal Assembly for Communities (DCMACs) in 2022.
Communities Committees (CC's) 2022
Publishing date: 19 June 2023
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This document outlines what Communities Committees (CC’s) are and provides information regarding CC’s in 2022.
Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) 2022
Publishing date: 19 June 2023
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The infosheet includes information about the membership and functioning of the Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) in 2022.
Guidelines for Effective Performance of Municipal Coordination Mechanisms Against Domestic Violence (MCMDVs)
Publishing date: 17 May 2023
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Guidelines for the Effective Performance of Municipal Coordination Mechanisms against Domestic Violence (MCMDV) are a practical tool to facilitate more effective and co-ordinated responses of these mechanisms to domestic violence cases at the local level. They cover the legal basis and purpose of the MCMDVs, the importance of a multi-institutional and coordinated approach, data collection and reporting, and training and capacity building for MCMDV members.