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Information on the ODIHR activities in the field of the Rule of Law: Access to Justice
Publishing date: 5 October 2006
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Background Documents, Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Warsaw, 2-13 October 2006
Fourth Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 December 2023
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
12 December 2023
Opinion on the Draft Act On Special Rules for the Organisation of the General Election of the President of the Republic of Poland Ordered in 2020 with the Possibility of Postal Voting (Senate Paper No. 118)
Publishing date: 29 May 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland received in May 2020.
Opinion on the Draft Act on Special Rules for Conducting the General Election of the President of the Republic of Poland Ordered in 2020 (Senate Paper No.99)
Publishing date: 27 April 2020
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland received in April 2020.
Georgia: Urgent Opinion on the Law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence"
Publishing date: 30 May 2024
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Chairpersons of the Defense and Security Committee and of the Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules of the Parliament of Georgia.
Final Opinion on the Draft Law of the Republic of Armenia on Ensuring Equality before the Law
Publishing date: 8 January 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Final Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia received in November 2018.
Ukraine: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law Amending Certain Legislative Acts which Restrict the Participation in the State Power of Persons Associated with Political Parties whose Activities are Prohibited by Law
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Interim Opinion on the Draft Law of the Republic of Armenia on Ensuring Equality before the Law
Publishing date: 8 October 2019
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Interim Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from the Ministry of Justice of Armenia received in November 2018.
Ukraine: Opinion on the Draft Law Amending the Security Service Law
Publishing date: 13 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, the Opinion focuses more on those provisions that require improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Amendments. The ensuing recommendations are based on international and regional standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.
Third Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 July 2023
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
17 July 2023