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  • Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Law on Funding of and Control of Funding of Political Campaigns
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from the Central Election Commission of Lithuania received in September 2018.
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    20 December 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Legislation and Related "Harmonisation Laws" Adopted in March and April 2018
    This Joint Opinion was prepared jointly by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request by the Chairman of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE). The Joint Opinion was adopted by the Venice Commission at its 117th Plenary Session (14-15 December 2018).
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    18 December 2018
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  • Comments on the Draft Law on Prevention of Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in June 2018.
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    17 December 2018
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  • Opinion on the Law on Prevention of Corruption of Montenegro
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the President of the Anti-Corruption Committee at the parliament of Montenegro.
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    17 December 2018
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  • Opinion on Certain Provision of the Law on Funding of and Control of Funding of Political Campaigns
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Central Election Commission of Lithuania. The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted this assessment within its mandate to assist OSCE participating States in the implementation of key OSCE commitments in the human dimension.
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    6 November 2018
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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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