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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the Legislative Initiative of the Citizens
    The present Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Speaker of the Parliament of Albania. It was adopted by the Venice Commission at its 116th Plenary Session (Venice, 19-20 October 2018).
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    6 November 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Draft Election Code of Uzbekistan
    This Joint Opinion is provided with the aim of assisting the authorities of Uzbekistan, political parties, and civil society in their efforts to bring the legal framework for elections into line with OSCE commitments, Council of Europe’s standards and other international obligations for democratic elections. It was prepared in response to a request from the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan addressed to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission in July 2018. The Joint Opinion was adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 63rd meeting (Venice, 18 October 2018) and by the Venice Commission at its 116th Plenary Session (Venice, 19-20 October 2018).
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    26 October 2018
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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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