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Head of Presence's interview with Albania's public broadcaster RTSH, 27 February 2023
Publishing date: 28 February 2023
Content type: Interview
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Good governance, Migration, Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Serbia: Joint Opinion on the Constitutional and Legal Framework Governing the Functioning of Democratic Institutions- Electoral Law and Electoral Administration
Publishing date: 22 December 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
Georgia: Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Election Code and the Law on Political Associations of Citizens
Publishing date: 20 December 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia.
Journal of the 1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
Collections: 1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, H.E. Mr. Gabrielius Landsbergis. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov. Report of the OSCE Representative to the Latvian-Russian Joint Commission on Military Pensioners, Lieutenant Colonel Napiontek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1447 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1448 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1449 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1450 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1451 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1452 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1453 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1454 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1455 on the additional provisional expenditure authorization for 2022 (Czech Republic-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2). Ongoing democratic reforms in Kazakhstan and the results of the presidential election conducted on 20 November 2022. Dangerous provocations by the Kiev regime with the support of the Western alliance of OSCE participating States and on the ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime against the civilian population. Participation of the Secretary General in the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, held in Łódź, Poland, on 1 and 2 December 2022.
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on ongoing democratic reforms in Kazakhstan and the results of the presidential election conducted on 20 November 2022
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
Collections: 1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on ongoing democratic reforms in Kazakhstan and the results of the presidential election conducted on 20 November 2022
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
Collections: 1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Czech EU Presidency on ongoing democratic reforms in Kazakhstan and the results of the presidential election conducted on 20 November 2022
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
Collections: 1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1401st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Migration, human rights and inclusion: Assessing the role of civil society in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 October 2022
Collections: Migration, human rights and inclusion: Assessing the role of civil society in the OSCE region
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report covers a conference organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 27 and 28 June 2022 as part of its work to assist OSCE participating States to meet OSCE commitments on human rights, in particular the human rights of migrants and other persons crossing borders. The report can be downloaded below.
Engaging the Ukrainian Diaspora in Reconstruction and Development
Publishing date: 17 October 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report sums up the discussions on engaging the Ukrainian diaspora during a side event organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the ten-day Warsaw Human Dimension Conference dedicated to debating the conditions of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE area.
Citizens’ perceptions, experiences and opinions of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 23 September 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina commissioned a state-wide survey on the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina in summer 2021. The aim of the survey was to identify citizens’ perceptions, experiences and understanding of elections, their views on the importance of voting, their