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Recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Political and Public Life in the OSCE Region (Dublin Recommendations)
Publishing date: 1 December 2023
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in consultation with ODIHR’s Advisory Panel on the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities, has developed a set of recommendations on the rights of people with disabilities to participate fully in political and public life. These recommendations are for participating States, their parliaments, lawmakers, political parties and election management bodies (EMBs). They reflect the commitments OSCE countries have made to ensuring all those with disabilities can take part in political and public life.
Moldova: Urgent Opinion on the Law on Assemblies
Publishing date: 13 November 2023
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 General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova.
Georgia: Urgent Opinion on Proposed Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations and to the Administrative Offences Code
Publishing date: 13 November 2023
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 developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
Border police monitoring in South-Eastern Europe: New opportunities
Publishing date: 26 October 2023
Collections: Border police monitoring in the OSCE region
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Migration, Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report maps and promotes opportunities for enhancing co-operation between monitoring actors and border police authorities in South-Eastern Europe, and is designed to further the discussion on best practices and transferable knowledge in this area.
Georgia: Note of the Legislative Initiatives on Transparency and Regulation of Associations Funded from Abroad of So-called "Foreign Agents Laws" and Similar Legislation and Their Compliance with International Human Rights Standards
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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) following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
Montenegro: Preliminary Opinion on the Legal Framework Governing the Legislative Process
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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 Preliminary Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Secretary General of the Parliament of Montenegro and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
Kyrgyzstan: Urgent Interim Opinion on the Draft Constitutional Law on the Akyikatchy (Ombudsman)
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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 Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Akyikatchy (Ombudsman) of Kyrgyzstan.
Lithuania: Opinion on the Provisions of the Criminal Code on Bias-motivated Crimes and Other Related Criminal Offences
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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 Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Vice-Minister of Interior of Lithuania.
Armenia: Opinion on the Law of Armenia on Regulatory Legal Acts
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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 Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chair of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs on behalf of the National Assembly of Armenia.
Uzbekistan: Opinion on the Draft Amendments Relating to Corporate Criminal Liability
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
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 Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan.