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ODIHR works to promote and make accessible a number of its human dimension tools and publications in Arabic to the OSCE Mediterranean Partners as a basis for the exchange of good practices and transfer of knowledge from the OSCE region.

The publications listed below can be used to familiarize Mediterranean Partner counterparts with ODIHR methodologies and tools in the areas of election observation, women’s participation in politics and elections, the freedom of assembly, political party regulation and the rule of law.

ODIHR stands ready to support the implementation of various types of activities within the framework of its mandate in co-operation with one or more Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, subject to the receipt of formal requests directly to ODIHR and the availability of extra-budgetary contributions.

  • Handbook for the Observation of Campaign Finance
    The purpose of this handbook is to provide better guidance to ODIHR election observation missions and teams on how to approach campaign finance as part of the overall observation of an election. While ODIHR has included campaign finance in its general observation methodology, this handbook aims to establish a more systematic and comprehensive approach to observing this important part of the election process. It has been developed on the basis of extra-budgetary contributions as part of ODIHR’s continued effort to improve its methodology and to increase professionalism in the observation of certain specialized aspects of elections.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    21 January 2015
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  • Gender Equality in Elected Office: A Six-Step Action Plan
    To provide an assessment of opportunities for enhancing women’s political participation across the OSCE region, this report sets out the general picture of women’s representation in OSCE participating States and reviews the impact of each of the institutional strategies discussed in the Six-Step Action Plan.
    Study / report
    9 September 2011
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  • Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
    This handbook offers a survey of trends, examples, questions for consideration and recommendations to guide national human rights institutions in strengthening their capacity and practical work on women’s rights and gender equality.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    4 December 2012
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  • Handbook for Monitoring Women's Participation in Elections
    The guidance provided in this handbook is intended to ensure that as each Election Observation Mission draws conclusions on the extent to which an election process meets OSCE commitments and reflects universal principles, it takes fully into account how the election process affects both women and men.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    13 July 2004
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  • Guidelines on Political Party Regulation
    These Guidelines on Political Party Regulation have been created as a tool to assist OSCE participating States and Council of Europe Member States in formulating legal frameworks that comply with OSCE commitments and other international standards in facilitating the proper establishment, development and functioning of political parties.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    19 May 2011
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  • Background Study: Professional and Ethical Standards for Parliamentarians
    This study provides an overview of the practical measures OSCE participating States can take to promote ethical behaviour among politicians.
    Study / report
    25 January 2013
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  • Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Second Edition
    The Guidelines offer a practical toolkit for legislators and practitioners responsible for implementing laws by drawing on good-practice examples from national legislations in European and OSCE participating States and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights to illustrate the various legislative options used to regulate issues pertaining to the freedom of assembly.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    25 October 2010
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  • Handbook on Monitoring Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
    This Handbook is intended as a practical tool to help NGOs collect reliable information through the monitoring of public gatherings.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    27 September 2011
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