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This Opinion on the Draft Law of Ukraine "On Public Consultations" was prepared in response to a request from the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine received by ODIHR in July 2016.

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16th OSCE Ministerial Council, Helsinki, 4- 5 December 2008

This study examines the existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In doing so, it offers a broad, comparative overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislation with international standards and best practices in the field of defamation law and freedom of expression.

Report by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1150 on the extension of the OSCE ERP Upgrade Fund. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1151 on the revision of the 2014 Unified Budget. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1152 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1153 on an OSCE Programme Office in Astana (Kazakhstan, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Italy-European Union, interpretative statement 3). Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1154 on the dates and venue of the 2015 OSCE Asian Conference. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1155 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1156 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. Ongoing violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation and the situation in Ukraine. Situation in Ukraine and violation of the Minsk agreements by the Central Government of Ukraine. Foreign terrorist fighters from the Russian Federation in eastern Ukraine. Thirtieth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 9 and 10 December 2014. Freedom of the media in Turkey (Turkey, Annex). “Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program”, published by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on 9 December 2014. Human rights situation in Sweden. Protection of the rights of children in the United States of America. Rights of national minorities in Lithuania. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Security situation in Libya. Farewell statement by the Swiss Chairmanship.

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Final Documents, 15th OSCE Ministerial Council, Madrid, 29 and 30 November 2007

A study on the feasibility of a single converged regulator for telecommunication and broadcasting services for Tajikistan was prepared by an OSCE-supported working group at the request of the Tajik Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The study was handed over to the Ministry on 16 September 2015, and on 17-18 November 2015 its findings were discussed at a joint conference by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security