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  • Guidebook on Delimitation and demarcation of state boundaries: current issues and ways to solve them

    The Guidebook, prepared by the Border Security and Management Unit of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat, gives examples of international legal practice in the formation of state borders of new states, outlines the main stages of work on the delimitation and demarcation of state borders, as well as recommendations on the organization of this work.

  • Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R)

    Presentations from a national workshop on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R). The workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice, as well as by civil society organizations, parliamentarians, and representatives of the judiciary, prison guards and the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

  • Guidelines for Addressing the Threats and Challenges of “Foreign Terrorist Fighters” within a Human Rights Framework

    This publication seeks to provide states with policy recommendations and supporting analysis, on some of the key human rights issues that they must grapple with as they seek to respond to the threats posed by Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) in a manner that is consistent with human rights and the rule of law. It contains a brief overview of background facts, international and national responses and offers a series of recommendations for a human rights-compliant approach to addressing the flow and return of FTFs.

  • Compendium of Good Practices in Identity Management in the OSCE Region

    The Compendium combines the perspectives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)’s work on identity management and freedom of movement, and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s work on travel document security. It is the result of consultations initiated in 2013, and the subsequent process has included a series of expert meetings and a detailed questionnaire distributed to all OSCE participating States in August 2016.

  • The Role of Civil Society in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: A Focus on South-Eastern Europe

    The OSCE Guidebook on “The Role of Civil Society in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: A focus on South-Eastern Europe” is the first in a series of resources produced by the Transnational Threat Department/ Action against Terrorism Unit. This volume provides practical guidance and helpful background for both policy makers and practitioners who are working to advance civil-society-led P/CVERLT initiatives in the South-Eastern European region.