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Annex 1: Law on Assembly of North Macedonia
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Albania: Joint Opinion on the Amendments to the Constitution of 30 July 2020 and to the Electoral Code of 5 October 2020
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The scope of this Joint Opinion covers only the constitutional and legislative revisions officially submitted for review (“the amendments”). In particular, it will not address the amendments brought by law No. 101/2020 adopted on 23 July 2020. Thus limited, the Joint Opinion does not constitute a full and comprehensive review of the entire legal and institutional framework governing elections in Albania.
Kazakhstan: Comparative Note on International Standards for Selection, Competencies and Skills for Judges in Administrative Justice
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Good governance, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Note raises key issues and provides indications of areas that often cause concern. The Note also highlights, as appropriate, good practices from other OSCE participating States.
Criminal Justice in Central Asia: Meeting leaflet
Publishing date: 23 November 2020
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
North Macedonia: Comments on the Law and Rules of Procedure of the Assembly from a Gender and Diversity Perspective
Publishing date: 9 November 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Comments raise key issues and indicate areas of possible refinement. In the interest of conciseness, they focus more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the law or rules of procedure.
Competitive call for Albanian investigative journalists
Publishing date: 4 November 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Investigative journalism competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania for best stories on education, health and 2019 earthquake.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Note on Parliamentary Inquiries into Judicial Activities
Publishing date: 30 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The scope of this Note deals exclusively with the issue of parliamentary inquiries into the work of the judiciary with a view to identifying relevant international standards and OSCE human dimension commitments.
Ukraine: Opinion on the Draft Law Amending the Security Service Law
Publishing date: 13 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, the Opinion focuses more on those provisions that require improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Amendments. The ensuing recommendations are based on international and regional standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.
Uzbekistan: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law “on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations”
Publishing date: 12 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Joint Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Law. The ensuing recommendations are based on international human rights standards and obligations, OSCE human dimension commitments, and good national practices.
Ukraine: Urgent Joint Opinion on the Draft Law 3612 on Democracy through all-Ukraine Referendum
Publishing date: 8 October 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Joint Opinion takes note of positive developments but focuses on areas that require further attention or improvement.