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2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate public access to a broader range of political viewpoints, the authorities could consider establishing a public broadcast service with sufficient financial and editorial freedom from the government. The State Committee on Television and Radio and the Licensing Commission could be transformed into separate and genuinely independent bodies
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
All media should be able to operate free from intimidation or pressure, both between elections and during election periods. The independent media supervisory body should have a regulatory role to better guarantee journalistic freedom and pluralism and an advisory role in resolving media-related disputes. It should also undertake media monitoring to ensure that the media maintain political impartiality and provide equitable coverage.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
State authorities should refrain from interfering into journalist and media work to enable them to carry out their professional duties freely while covering political issues, including party and candidate activities during the campaign
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Criminalization of defamation and insult of the president and state officials should be repealed in favour of proportionate civil sanctions, designed to restore the reputation harmed.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The state authorities should maintain open access to the Internet. Any restrictions imposed on access to online information sources must be provided for by the law and conform to the strict tests of necessity and proportionality, as outlined in international standards. The authorities should establish a transparent procedure and provide clear and exhaustive criteria for exceptional blocking of online media or social networks
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities could consider changing the status of state broadcasters to public media. Editorial independence and financial autonomy of these media should be guaranteed to ensure public access to different political views.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
Freedom of expression should be guaranteed in practice; journalists and bloggers should be allowed, without excessive administrative burden, to critically cover political and societal issues free of intimidation and fear of retribution. All provisions that envisage criminal prosecution for defamation, insult and slander should be repealed in favour of civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Final report heading:
Media
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be amended to establish clear, objective, and reasonable criteria for transparent and consistent evaluation of language fluency
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The restriction of suffrage rights for citizens serving prison terms regardless of the severity of the crime should be reconsidered to ensure proportionality between the limitation imposed and the severity of the offence. The blanket restrictions on the suffrage rights of persons with mental disabilities should be removed or be decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on specific circumstances. The authorities should consider acceding to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Tajikistan
2015
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Comprehensive procedures should be established to reduce the risk that voters can be registered to vote in more than one polling station. A centralized voter register could be developed and regularly updated to allow cross-checks and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of voter registration.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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