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  • Poland: Urgent Opinion on the Impact of Legislative Acts Introducing a State of Emergency on the Mandate of the Commissioner for Human Rights
    This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of Poland’s Commissioner for Human Rights.
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    16 November 2021
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  • Hungary: Joint Opinion on the 2020 Amendments to Electoral Legislation
    This Joint Opinion was prepared at the request of the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections on 14 October 2021 and by the Venice Commission at its 128th Plenary Session (15-16 October 2021).
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    22 October 2021
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  • Italy: Urgent Opinion on Draft Law of the Republic of Italy on Rules Governing the Activity of Representation of Interests
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    24 September 2021
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  • Poland: Urgent Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Aliens Act, and the Act on Granting Protection to Aliens on the Territory of the Republic of Poland
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    17 September 2021
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  • Georgia: Urgent Joint Opinion on Revised Draft Amendments to the Election Code
    This Joint Urgent Opinion was prepared at the request of the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, addressed to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in March 2021. The Opinion was issued by the Venice Commission on 30 April 2021 and will be presented to the Venice Commission for endorsement at its 127th Plenary Session on 2-3 July 2021.
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    18 June 2021
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  • Georgia: Joint Urgent Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Election Code
    The scope of this Joint Opinion covers only the legislative revisions officially submitted for review (“the draft amendments”). Thus limited, the Joint Opinion does not constitute a full and comprehensive review of the entire legal and institutional framework governing elections in Georgia.
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    30 April 2021
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  • Armenia: Urgent Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Code and Related Legislation
    The recommendations issued in the Joint Opinion by the Venice Commission and the ODIHR are based on international standards, norms and practices, as for example set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and its additional protocols, as well as the relevant OSCE human dimension commitments, and the Venice Commission’s Code of good practice in electoral matters.
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    21 April 2021
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  • Ukraine: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Political Parties
    The Joint Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Law. The ensuing recommendations are based on international human rights standards and obligations, OSCE human dimension commitments, and good practices. Where appropriate, they also refer to the relevant recommendations made in previous legal opinions prepared by the OSCE/ODIHR and/or the Venice Commission.
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    23 March 2021
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