Publications
Guidance on establishing and maintaining National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs)
Publishing date: 17 June 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guidance provides practical information for OSCE participating States on how to establish and structure National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs).
Including the voices of hate crime victims in policymaking and policy implementation — a practical guide
Publishing date: 3 June 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guide, which is built around ten key guiding principles, is aimed at national stakeholders who are interested in the meaningful and considerate inclusion of hate crime victims’ voices in policymaking and policy implementation processes.
ODIHR Election Observation to the 2024 European Parliament Elections
Publishing date: 30 May 2024
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This factsheet explains the purpose of the special election assessment mission to the 2024 European Parliament Elections.
Election Administration Gender Audits – a toolkit
Publishing date: 24 April 2024
Collections: Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
As a public authority, the election administration should be representative of the wider society. Within its structure, there should be no disparity between men and women or a preponderance of one gender at any level, including in senior positions. The EMB has the greatest responsibility for ensuring the inclusive participation of eligible voters in elections.
Comprehensive Support for Hate Crime Victims
Publishing date: 23 April 2024
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Strengthening Targeted Assistance and Response Structures for Hate Crime Victims in the OSCE Region (STARS).
Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Counter-Terrorism Policing: OSCE/ODIHR Training Courses for Law Enforcement
Publishing date: 10 April 2024
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE: The ODIHR Annual Report 2023
Publishing date: 14 March 2024
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2023.
Handbook for the Observation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Elections
Publishing date: 26 February 2024
Collections: Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Almost all OSCE participating States use some form of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their electoral processes. These technological developments inevitably bring certain benefits but also many challenges that were not common for traditional, paper-based elections.
ODIHR 2023 publications
Publishing date: 16 February 2024
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ODIHR’s publications, factsheets, and practical guides are vital tools to assist all those working to strengthen democracy and human rights across the OSCE. The Office's 2023 publications covered a wide range of topics, including human rights, strengthening democratic institutions, parliamentary integrity, election observation, combating hate crime, combating human trafficking, Roma inclusion, and many more. Others were translated for the first time into other languages of the OSCE region.
Guidelines on Democratic Lawmaking for Better Laws
Publishing date: 16 January 2024
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The quality of laws is a direct consequence of how they are developed and discussed. Lawmaking procedures and practices should follow democratic principles, adhere to the rule of law and comply with international human rights obligations and standards. At the same time, they should be evidence-based, open and transparent, participatory and inclusive, and subject to effective oversight.