Countering terrorism
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo report ''Handling of Terrorism Cases by the Kosovo Criminal Justice System'' analyses terrorism cases over a three-year period (2018-2020) and provides an overview of progress in their prosecution, September 2022. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj) Photo details
The OSCE Mission provides support to Kosovo institutions in drafting, implementing and updating the strategy and action plan for preventing and countering terrorism. It implements activities to support police efforts counter terrorism and violent extremism and radicalization, and to strengthen the role of civil society, women, youth and religious leaders.
The Mission promotes community-policing approaches, inter-institutional co-operation involving civil society, academia, media and the private sector. In addition, it assists the Financial Intelligence Unit in efficiently countering the financing of terrorist organizations, and supports specialized police units that act as first responders to incidents involving terrorism. The Mission also monitors terrorism cases before the courts and offers training for judges, prosecutors and legal practitioners to respond more effectively to terrorism cases.