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Letter from High Commissioner on National Minorities Max van der Stoel to the Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic regarding the Hungarian minority in the Slovak Republic and bilateral relations between the Slovak Republic and Hungary, and the response of the Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic.

Letter from High Commissioner on National Minorities Max van der Stoel to the Foreign Minister of Hungary regarding the Team of Experts in Hungary and Slovakia and the Slovak minority in Hungary, and the response of the Foreign Minister of Hungary.

Since 1998, the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been assisting the authorities of Azerbaijan to develop election legislation in line with OSCE commitments. In particular, in the course of 2000 the ODIHR provided assistance for the drafting of the Law on the Central Election Commission and the Law on Parliamentary Elections (the Law). On 30 May 2000, the ODIHR submitted to the authorities and representatives of political parties Preliminary Comments on the Law on Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan (the Preliminary Comments), based on a draft Law provided by the authorities of Azerbaijan. Further discussions were subsequently held between the ODIHR experts and relevant authorities to clarify a number of the provisions contained in the draft Law. The following are Final Comments based on an unofficial translation of the Law, provided by the International Foundation for Election System. This document supplements the Preliminary Comments and is intended to be read in conjunction with that report. It provides comments on the final text as enacted on 5 July 2000 and amended on 21 July. The analysis emphasises some of the major areas of concern with the law 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 formulated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document on the Human Dimension.

Report detailing the process, problems, and recommendations for Albanian local elections.

The purpose of this report is to assist UNMIK to develop mechanisms to ensure that police, courts, administrative tribunals and other judicial structures operate in accordance with international standards of criminal justice and human rights.

Spending Authority for the New ODIHR Premises

OSCE Budget for 1998

Extension of the Mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Extension of the Mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania