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  • Mongolia: Final Opinion on the Law on Political Parties
    In this document, ODIHR makes the following recommendations to further strengthen the provisions of the Law in accordance with international standards and good practices:
    Report
    16 May 2025
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  • Moldova: Urgent Opinion on the Draft Law No. 381 of 17 December 2024 “On Amendments to Certain Normative Acts on the Effective Combat Against the Phenomenon of Electoral Corruption and Related Aspects”
    In this document, ODIHR makes the following recommendations to enhance the provisions of the Draft Law in accordance with international standards and good practices:
    Report
    29 April 2025
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  • Montenegro: Opinion on the Law on Political Parties
    In this document, ODIHR makes the following recommendations to further strengthen the Law in accordance with international standards, OSCE commitments and good practices:
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    25 April 2025
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  • Slovak Republic: Urgent Opinion on the Law Amending Act No. 213/1997 Coll. on Non-Profit Organizations Providing Public Benefit Services and Amending Other Acts (Print 245, Adopted on 16 April 2025)
    The main purpose of this Urgent Opinion is to analyze the Law Amending Act No. 213/1997 Coll. on Non-profit Organizations providing Public Benefit Services and Amending Other Acts (print 245), initially registered in March 2024, as adopted on 16 April 2025 (hereinafter “the Law”). The Urgent Opinion provides an overview of the key human rights concerns raised from the perspective of international human rights standards and OSCE human dimension commitments, primarily the rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression, but also other rights, including to respect for private life, participate in public affairs, and the right to non-discrimination.
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    25 April 2025
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  • Kyrgyzstan: Opinion on Draft Constitutional Law on Amendments to the Constitutional Law ‘On Elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and Members of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic’
    This Opinion was prepared in response to the request of the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic.
    Report
    23 April 2025
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  • Mongolia: Preliminary Opinion on the Law on Political Parties
    In this document, ODIHR makes the following recommendations to further strengthen the provisions of the Law in accordance with international standards and good practices.
    Report
    3 April 2025
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  • Serbia: Opinion on Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register
    This Opinion was prepared in response to the request of the Chairperson of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues, confirming the Office’s readiness to prepare a legal opinion on the compliance of the Draft Law with international human rights standards and OSCE human dimension commitments.
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    28 March 2025
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  • Georgia: Urgent Opinion on the Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, the Code of Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of Georgia (as adopted on 6 February 2025)
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
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    14 March 2025
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