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  • Opinion on Definition of Torture and Its Absolute Prohibition in Polish Legislation
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request received from Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland in April 2018.
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    20 July 2018
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  • Opinion on Certain Provisions of the Criminal Code of Bulgaria Pertaining to Bias-motivated Crime, "Hate Speech" and Discrimination
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria received by the Office in January 2018.
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    16 July 2018
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  • Comments on the Draft Law on Public Assembly in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from Ambassador Bruce G. Berton, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, received by ODIHR in February 2018.
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    16 July 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Provisions of the So-called "Stop Soros" Draft Legislative Package which Directly Affect NGOs (in Particular Draft Article 353A of the Criminal Code on Facilitating Illegal Migration)
    This joint Opinion of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe was adopted by the Commission at its 115th Plenary Session (Venice, 22-23 June 2018).
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    27 June 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Draft Law Amending the Law on Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Organizations of Armenia
    This Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia sent to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in November 2017. The Joint Opinion was examined by the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights and subsequently by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).
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    7 May 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on Draft Law No. 140/2017 of Romania on Amending Governmental Ordinance No. 26/2000 on Associations and Foundations
    This Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe addressed to the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in December 2017. In accordance with standing practice, it was decided that the Venice Commission prepares the Opinion jointly with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The opinion was examined by the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights and subsequently adopted by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).
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    7 May 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on Two Draft Laws of Ukraine (no. 6674 and no. 6675) on Public Transparency of Information on Finance Activity of Public Associations and on the Use of International Technical Assistance
    The present Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Chair of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe addressed to the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission in December 2017. In accordance with standing practice, it was decided that the Venice Commission prepare the Opinion jointly with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The Joint Opinion was discussed at the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights (Venice, 15 March 2018) and was subsequently adopted by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).
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    7 May 2018
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  • Opinion on the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Professional Activities of Advocates and Legal Assistance
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in October 2017.
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    26 March 2018
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