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Serbia: Joint Opinion on the Constitutional ad Legal Framework Governing the Functioning of Democratic Institutions- Electoral Law and Electoral Administration
Publishing date: 22 December 2022
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 Parliamentary Assembly Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
Georgia: Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Election Code and the Law on Political Associations of Citizens
Publishing date: 20 December 2022
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) at the request of the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia.
Migration, human rights and inclusion: Assessing the role of civil society in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 October 2022
Collections: Migration, human rights and inclusion: Assessing the role of civil society in the OSCE region
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report covers a conference organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 27 and 28 June 2022 as part of its work to assist OSCE participating States to meet OSCE commitments on human rights, in particular the human rights of migrants and other persons crossing borders. The report can be downloaded below.
Engaging the Ukrainian Diaspora in Reconstruction and Development
Publishing date: 17 October 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report sums up the discussions on engaging the Ukrainian diaspora during a side event organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the ten-day Warsaw Human Dimension Conference dedicated to debating the conditions of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE area.
Georgia: Opinion on the Legislative Amendments on the State Inspector's Service
Publishing date: 22 February 2022
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 legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of Public Defender of Georgia.
Independence of Prosecutors in Central Europe: ODIHR Webinar Report
Publishing date: 2 February 2022
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
On 20 October 2021, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Prosecutor’s Office of Estonia co-organized a webinar on the topic of independence of prosecutors in Central Europe, with an emphasis on functional independence of prosecutors.
Mongolia: Opinion on the Law on the Judiciary
Publishing date: 5 January 2022
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 legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Judicial General Council of Mongolia.
Regularization of migrants in an irregular situation in the OSCE region: Recent developments, points for discussion and recommendations- Meeting report
Publishing date: 4 January 2022
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides a summary of a webinar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) in November 2021 to present the findings of an ODIHR study on regularization of migrants in an irregular situation in the OSCE region published in August 2021 and to discuss the good practices and lessons learnt.
Kazakhstan: Comparative Note on Models of Judicial Councils as Independent and Self-Governing Bodies
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
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 note was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chairman of the High Judicial Council of Kazakhstan.
Italy: Opinion on Draft Law on Measures to Prevent and Counter Manifestations of Hatred Online
Publishing date: 23 December 2021
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 legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chair of the Committee on Human Rights in the World of the Parliament of Italy.