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Statement by the Delegation of Montenegro on the 7th meeting of Cetinje Parliamentary Forum,
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
689th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission to the Russian Duma elections
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
689th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union in response to the annual report by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ms. Eva Biaudet
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
Statement by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union on elections in Kosovo (17 November 2007)
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
689th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Speech by Eva Biaudet, Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
689th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Changes to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 2 July 2008
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
The amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan should be considered in the context of previous assessments of the Electoral Code by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR, as well as OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission reports. The six most recent and most important documents are the Final Opinion on the Amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic Azerbaijan of 25 October 2005 (CDLAD(2005)029), the Final Report of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the 2005 Parliamentary Election (ODIHR.GAL/7/06), the Joint Final Assessment of the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan of 1 September 2003 (CDL-AD(2003)015), the Final Report of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the 2003 Presidential election (FR03), the Joint Recommendations of 1 June 2004 (CDL-AD(2004)016rev and JR04) and the interim opinion on the proposed amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CDL-AD(2005)018). These documents are interrelated. They contain important suggestions on how to improve the Electoral Code in order to provide a legal framework for elections consistent with international standards. This joint opinion reaffirms the previous recommendations.
Journal of the 503th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 17 January 2007
Journal of the 680th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 20 September 2007
OSCE Presence in Albania. Detention of two members of the North Ossetian battalion of the JPF in South Ossetia, Georgia. Political Situation in Belarus. Participation of NGOs in OSCE events. Address by the Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Mr. Saudabayev.
Four Years Later: Follow up of March 2004 Riots Cases before the Kosovo Criminal Justice System
Publishing date: 3 July 2008
Collections: Legal System Monitoring Reports
The OSCE closely monitored cases related to the March 2004 riots and published a first report in December 2005. This follow-up report covers developments from December 2005 until March 2008.
Report to the Permanent Council by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 3 July 2008
Collections: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's Statements and Regular reports to the Permanent Council
Regular report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti