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The following is the analysis of the Election Code of the Kyrgyz Republic as adopted on 29 April 2000. The analysis summarises some of the major areas of concern and contains a number of recommendations for amendments and clarifications to improve the election legislation, in line with international standards and, in particular, the OSCE commitments contained in the 1990 Copenhagen Document on the Human Dimension. The analysis is also based on the ODIHR observation of the 20 February and 12 March 2000 Parliamentary elections, which highlighted some of the Election Code shortcomings and whose findings are contained in the ODIHR Final Report, issued on 10 April 2000.

This report analyses access-to-counsel and effectiveness-of-counsel issues at two stages of the criminal process: first, during the period from arrest until the first detention hearing; and second, during the first detention hearing.

Elections in the Republika Srpska

"Looking Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on Preventing Inter-Ethnic Conflict", address at the international conference on "Facing Ethnic Conflicts", Bonn, Germany

Letter from High Commissioner on National Minorities Max van der Stoel to the Foreign Minister of Romania regarding the Education Law in Romania, and the response of the Foreign Minister of Romania.

Establishment of an OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus

Revised Budget for the OSCE Activities in Albania