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Kyrgyzstan: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, the Draft Law on Elections to Local Governments and the Draft Law on the Formation of Election Commissions
Publishing date: 23 July 2011
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
Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, the Draft Law on Elections to Local Governments and the Draft Law on the Formation of Election Commissions of the Kyrgyz Republic
Publishing date: 23 June 2011
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
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 is based on the initial set of informal comments provided by OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission in April 2011.1 This joint opinion comments on the most recent versions of these three draft laws, which include amendments through March 2011. Representatives of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR participated in parliamentary hearing on these draft laws held on 3 May. OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission are aware that the national elections law and the election commissions’ law were adopted by the parliament on 12- 13 May. At the moment of finalising this joint opinion the texts of adopted laws were not published and are not reflected in this opinion. The two institutions intend to review the adopted laws once they are available.
Accreditation rules for Foreign Media
Publishing date: 12 May 2006
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of Turkey in response to the 7 February ruling by The Anvers Court of Appeals in a case against members of the DHKP-C
Publishing date: 14 February 2008
Collections: 701st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
701st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Background Report: Ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on the Blecic v. Croatia case
Publishing date: 19 August 2004
Collections: Documents related to the return of refugees
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office in Zagreb (closed)
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Montenegro: Final Opinion on the Law of Montenegro on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns
Publishing date: 9 October 2024
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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) following a joint request from the Vice President of the Parliament of Montenegro and one of the Co-Chairs of the Committee on Comprehensive Electoral Reform.
Legal Analysis of the Draft Laws of the Republic of Belarus “On Amending Legislation in the Sphere of Mass Media” and “On Amending the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Mass Events in the Republic of Belarus”
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Collections: Legal reviews
Content type: Legal document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and prepared by media lawyer Dmitry Golovanov.
Kyrgyz Republic: Urgent Interim Opinion on the Draft Law “On Non-profit Non-governmental Organizations" and Draft Amendments on “Foreign Representatives”
Publishing date: 22 December 2022
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 Urgent Interim Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Akyikatchy (Ombudsperson) of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Democratic Elections, Rule of Law, and Good Governance, Vienna. Remarks on the Human Dimension Seminar on Election Processes by Peter Eicher, Deputy Director of the ODIHR
Publishing date: 30 May 2001
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Remarks by Peter Eicher, Deputy Director of the ODIHR on the Human Dimension Seminar on Election Processes
Comments on the Draft Law “On Making Changes and Amendments to the Republic of Armenia Law on the Mass Media”, 2021
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
Collections: Legal reviews
Content type: Legal document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Review prepared by Dmitry Golovanov, mass media lawyer, Moscow, 2021