Venice Commission warns of Republika Srpska's 'Foreign Agent Law' shortcomings

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s constitutional law experts, and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) warned that the Draft Law of Republika Srpska on the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organisation (NPOs), dubbed the "Foreign Agents Law," contains serious deficiencies and urged the authorities to reconsider its adoption entirely and to engage in further consultation with all stakeholders with a view to guarantee the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression in Bosnia's Republika Srpska entity. Pročitaj više