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TUZLA, March 6 (FENA) - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Tuzla Canton, today organized a presentation for police officers on the topic of freedom of public assembly.
An analysis of the Law on public assembly on the territory of the TC was presented, along with its shortcomings and recommendations for improving the law itself and procedural aspects of freedom of assembly.
Also, the participants presented the guidelines on the freedom of public assembly, which define minimum international standards, and countries should adhere to them when regulating this area.
Human Rights Officer at the OSCE Office in Tuzla, Samir Arnaut pointed out that the analysis of the above-mentioned law was made on the basis of the guidelines on public assembly, conducted by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the OSCE.
Arnaut also pointed to the omissions in the cantonal law on public assembly, and that certain freedoms mentioned in the guidelines have not been recognized, in particular referring to the right to choose the place and time of assembly.
“According to the existing law, the Police Administration has the right to determine the distance from a particular facility and a place of assembly, which could be devised in a different way to comply with minimum European standards,” explained Arnaut.
He added that the TC has had the highest number of public gatherings, stating that according to some analyses in the area of this canton in 2015, there were more than 2,500 reported and unreported protests, while in the same year there were 112 in the Sarajevo Canton.
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