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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Criminalization of defamation and insult of the president and state officials should be repealed in favour of proportionate civil sanctions, designed to restore the reputation harmed.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
Parliamentary
elections
The election administration should undertake measures to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, in particular by preventing proxy voting, multiple voting and ballot box stuffing
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
Provisions that confer special status and electoral privileges to the incumbent president, including the individualized right to serve unlimited presidential terms, should be reviewed in order to ensure equality of all citizens before the law and to create a level playing field.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
A comprehensive reform of the electoral legal framework should be undertaken to eliminate undue and discriminatory restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms and to rectify other significant shortcomings as identified in this and previous ODIHR reports.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
The formation process of the election commissions at all levels should be transparent and based on clear selection criteria providing for independence of election administration. Continued efforts are required to ensure impartiality and professional capacity of the commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
The accuracy of voter lists should be improved, with consideration given to the introduction of a permanent, centralized voter register. The voter register should be comprehensively updated ahead of each election and be centrally checked for errors and multiple registrations.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
The Election Law should be amended to allow for the right of self-nominated candidates to stand for election. The number of supporting signatures should be reduced to bring candidate nomination procedure in line with good electoral practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Tajikistan
2020
EAM
Presidential
The Election Law should be amended so as to substantially reduce the role of electoral bodies and local authorities in defining campaign modalities and organising campaign events. The Law on Assemblies, should be amended to require a simple notification procedure rather than an authorisation of public events.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
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