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This document summarizes findings of a screening study of European, international and Ukrainian standards for environmental monitoring, performed on request of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine. As an outcome of analysis performed, the report contains a list

Currently, youth centres and spaces have become essential platforms for supporting young people and strengthening communities. The recommendations for their operations were developed collaboratively, based on the results of eight roundtables with representatives of youth centres, local authorities

Women have significantly weaker political positions than men in terms of political engagement and influence in both wealthy countries and developing regions. Women from non-majority communities often experience dual discrimination based on both their gender and ethnicity. This disadvantaged position is similarly observed among women from non-majority communities in North Macedonia. This study aims to offer a comprehensive examination of the levels and circumstances surrounding the political participation of women from non-majority communities in North Macedonia, emphasizing the multifaceted inequalities faced by community women in their attempts to join political and public life. The study employs a blend of quantitative and qualitative research methods, encompassing primary data collection through a field survey involving 1002 respondents and six interviews and secondary data analysis. The report is available in English, Macedonian, Albanian, Bosnian, Romani, Serbian, Turkish and Vlach languages.

Women have the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief (FoRB), including in employment. In practice however, many women face a range of challenges related to their religion or belief. This threatens not only their right to FoRB, but also their effective participation in the labour market on an equal footing with men.

This guide supplements existing ODIHR guidance on prosecuting hate crime by outlining the legal and conceptual differences between hate crime and criminalized ‘hate speech’; outlining the consequences of misapplying ‘hate speech’ provisions to prosecute hate crime, providing practical guidance on how to avoid this; and making recommendations on how to improve practice at the national level. It does not provide guidance on how to handle individual cases of any form of criminalized ‘hate speech’, nor does it suggest what forms of behaviour should be criminalized.

The OSCE applies a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating transnational organized crime, based around three inter-connected components: 1) research to better understand the phenomenon and criminal justice challenges in this field, 2) action to address illicit financial flows and