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Tajikistan: Assessment of the Law on Election of the President
Publishing date: 26 July 2006
Collections: Tajikistan
Statement by the Delegation of Armenia in response to the address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, H.E. Dr. Ian Borg
Publishing date: 12 June 2025
Collections: 1524th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
1524th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of Armenia on the cases of Mr. R. Mirkadirov and of Mr. A. and Ms. L. Yunus in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 May 2014
Collections: 999th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
999th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Response by the Delegation of Austria to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 27 April 2023
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Legal review on Kyrgyz draft law on freedom of information
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
Collections: Legal reviews
Comments on the Kyrgyz Republic draft law on the freedom and guarantees of access to information
Defamation Law Proposal for Georgia
Publishing date: 25 May 2004
Memorandum on the Draft Law on Mass Media in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 December 2003
Memorandum by Article 19, Global Campaign for Free Expression, on the draft law of the Republic of Belarus on press and other mass media
Joint Recommendations on the Election Law and Election Administration of Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 June 2004
These recommendations are not exhaustive and must be read in conjunction with previous observation reports issued by the PACE and OSCE/ODIHR as well as with previous joint assessments prepared by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR that contained more comprehensive recommendations. Special attention should be paid to the administration of elections as it has been indicated in election observation reports of OSCE/ODIHR, PACE, CLRAE and other international observers. This document does not supersede or replace recommendations contained in previous reports that should be given due consideration.
Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the State Register of Voters of Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 January 2006
In April 2005 the Minister of Justice of Ukraine requested an opinion on the Draft Law on the State Register of voters of Ukraine. This draft opinion is based on comments provided by Messrs Joseph Middleton (expert of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE) and Angel Sanchez Navarro (Substitute Member of the Venice Commission, Spain), and are based on an English translation of the Law provided by the Ministry of Justice Ukraine. The joint Venice Commission- OSCE/ODIHR opinion was adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 15th meeting (Venice, 15 December 2005) and by the Venice Commission at its 65th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 December 2005).