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Permanent Council Decision No. 545
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Collections: 451st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Agenda for the 2003 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. Annex- Schedule of the 2003 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
Fundamental Principles on the Status of Non-governmental Organisations in Europe
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
Collections: Freedoms of assembly and association
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
Collections: Freedoms of assembly and association
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990.
Closing Remarks by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
The ODIHR Director's closing remarks at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism, Vienna, 14-15 July 2005.
Report on the activities of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 22 February 2005
Collections: List of new releases
Report for the period 16 February to 22 February 2005
Activity Report of the Chairman-in-Office for 2004
Publishing date: 22 February 2005
Collections: List of new releases
Activity Report for 2004 presented by the Bulgarian Chairmanship including descriptions of activities developed the three OSCE dimensions followed by the operational capacity of the OSCE and its activities in the field.
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publishing date: 14 July 2005
Collections: Speeches by Ambassador Christian Strohal
The ODIHR Director's opening remarks at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism, Vienna, 14-15 July 2005.
Assessment of the Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 February 2005
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
This assessment reviews and comments on the Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted by the Parliament on 29 August 2003 (herein “the Election Law”) and amendments to the Law adopted by Parliament on 27 August and 2 December 2004. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has previously commented on the legal framework for elections in Uzbekistan. This assessment should be viewed as complementary to earlier comments and recommendations, which are particularly relevant as many of them are based on actual observations, and in conjunction with this assessment of the written text of the Election Law, provide a comprehensive commentary on the legal framework for elections in Uzbekistan.
Interview with the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Novi list
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
Collections: Interviews
"Due to the legacy of war, criteria for Croatia are stricter," interview with Ambassador Peter Semneby who speaks about the fulfillment of Croatian obligations
Uzbekistan: Assessment of the Law on Parliamentary Elections
Publishing date: 21 February 2005
Collections: Uzbekistan