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  • Georgia: Opinion on Two Organic Laws of Georgia Amending the Election Code and the Law on Political Unions of Citizens in Relation to Gender Quotas
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
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    27 June 2024
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  • Ukraine: Opinion on the Draft Law on the Status of the Crimean Tatar People
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from theh Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
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    14 June 2024
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  • Georgia: Urgent Opinion on the Law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence"
    This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Chairpersons of the Defense and Security Committee and of the Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules of the Parliament of Georgia.
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    30 May 2024
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  • Serbia: Urgent Opinion on Draft Amendments to Several Pieces of Election-Related Legislation
    This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Serbian authorities.
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    16 April 2024
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  • Poland: Urgent Interim Opinion on the Bill Amending the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary
    This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) folllowing a request from the Chair of the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Sejm of Poland.
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    12 April 2024
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  • Moldova: Opinion on Certain Provisions of the Draft Law on the Status, Conduct, and Ethics of the Members of Parliament
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova for an assistance in the effort to strengthen institutional and individual integrity of the Parliament and parliamentarians as well as public accountability, including by providing a legal review of the relevant legislative proposals when they become available, to assess their compliance with international human rights standards and OSCE human dimension commitments.
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    12 April 2024
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  • Moldova: Joint Amicus Curiae Brief on the Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional
    This Joint Amicus Curiae Brief 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 President of the Constitutional Court of Moldova.
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    20 December 2023
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  • Moldova: Joint Follow-up Opinion to the Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Code and Other Related Laws Concerning Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional
    This Joint Follow-up 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 Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova.
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    20 December 2023
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