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  • Kyrgyzstan: Opinion on Draft Constitutional Law on Amendments to the Constitutional Law ‘On Elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and Members of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic’
    This Opinion was prepared in response to the request of the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic.
    Report
    23 April 2025
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  • Serbia: Opinion on Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register
    This Opinion was prepared in response to the request of the Chairperson of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues, confirming the Office’s readiness to prepare a legal opinion on the compliance of the Draft Law with international human rights standards and OSCE human dimension commitments.
    Report
    28 March 2025
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  • Georgia: Urgent Opinion on the Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, the Code of Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of Georgia (as adopted on 6 February 2025)
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
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    14 March 2025
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  • Poland: Opinion on the Act on Political Parties
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chair of the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Sejm (the lower house of the Parliament of Poland).
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    25 February 2025
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  • Moldova: Opinion on the Law of the Republic of Moldova on the External Evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors of 17 August 2023 (as last amended in September 2024)
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the People’s Advocate of the Republic of Moldova.
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    17 February 2025
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  • Poland: Final Opinion on the Act Introducing Amendments to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary
    This Final Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following an initial request of 21 March 2024 from the Chair of the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Sejm of Poland.
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    31 December 2024
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  • Montenegro: Comprehensive Assessment Report on the Lawmaking Process
    This Comprehensive Assessment Report was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a joint request by the Secretary General of the Parliament of Montenegro and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the lawmaking process in Montenegro.
    Report
    30 December 2024
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  • Ukraine: Preliminary Opinion on the Draft Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Rules of Ethical Conduct of Members of Parliament (Code of Ethics)”
    This Preliminary Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chair of the Parliamentary Working Group on the preparation of comprehensive legislative proposals on amendments to the laws of Ukraine in the field of parliamentary law to review the Draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the rules of ethical conduct of Members of Parliament of Ukraine (Code of Ethics)”.
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    30 December 2024
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