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France, Presidential Election, 21 April and 5 May 2002: Assessment Report
Publishing date: 4 June 2002
Collections: France
Address by Max van der Stoel to the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 22 June 2001
"Staying on the Path to Peace", Max van der Stoel's last address to the OSCE Permanent Council in his capacity as High Commissioner on National Minorities, Vienna
Assessment of the Draft Election Code and the Draft Law on the Election of Deputies of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus
Publishing date: 20 January 2000
This assessment reviews and comments on two draft laws: (1) the draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus (“the draft Code”), and (2) the draft Law on Elections of Deputies of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus (“the draft Law on Elections of Deputies of the Supreme Council”).
Review of the Legal Framework for Media Coverage of Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 September 2001
This analysis provides comments on the extent to which the legal framework for media coverage of elections in Kazakhstan is in accordance with international law, standards and commitments. It also provides overview comments on the general issue of media independence. These comments are based on English translations of the following laws and regulations: • The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 August 1995 (including 1998 amendments); • The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Elections in the Republic Of Kazakhstan”, No. 407-I of 28 June1999 (Election Law); • The Rules of Execution of Election Campaign and Provision of Broadcasting Time in Radio and Television Programmes, and on Publication of Propaganda Preelection Material in Periodical Press Publications of the State Mass Media to the Nominees to the Parliament and Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan of August 1999 (Election Media Rules); • The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Mass Media”, No. 451-I of 23 July 1999 (and 2001 amendments) (Mass Media Law); and • The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Administrative Procedures”, No. 107- II of 27 November 2000.
Trafficking in Human Beings in South Eastern Europe. Report for 2002
Publishing date: 1 June 2002
Current situation and responses to trafficking in human beings in South Eastern Europe
Address by Max van der Stoel to the conference on "Preventing Ethnic Conflict in Central-Eastern Europe"
Publishing date: 6 November 2000
"Preventing Ethnic Conflicts: Lessons and Prospects", Warsaw, Poland
Romania, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections, 26 November and 10 December 2000: Preliminary Statement
Publishing date: 27 November 2000
Collections: Romania
"Good Governance: Some Thoughts on the OSCE Role". Statement to the 9th Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum by Peter Eicher, Deputy Director of the ODIHR
Publishing date: 15 May 2001
Statement by Peter Eicher, Deputy Director of the ODIHR
Georgia, Parliamentary Elections, Second Round, 14 November 1999: Preliminary Statement
Publishing date: 15 November 1999
Collections: Georgia
Kyrgyzstan, Parliamentary Elections, 20 February and 12 March 2000: Final Report
Publishing date: 10 April 2000
Collections: Kyrgyzstan