26  : :  DEMOCRATIZATION Warsaw, 30 November 2018. Hanna Suchocka, Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and Honorary President of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, at ODIHR’s public participation in lawmaking roundtable. (OSCE/ Maria Kuchma) to strengthen law-making processes as a whole, to ensure that laws are prepared and adopted as a result of an open, transparent and inclusive process. As part of an Office wide Ukraine project, ODIHR developed practical guidelines for public officials, who are responsible for organizing public consultations in Ukraine. The guidelines draw from good practices and recommendations developed by the OSCE, the European Union, the Council of Europe and national authorities. Women made up 87% of the 7,250 participants at democratization events in 2018. To share good practices in democratic lawmaking processes, ODIHR organized a roundtable discussion in November in Warsaw to explore practical ways of ensuring meaningful public participation in lawmaking. Experts from 10 participating States shared and critically examined public consultation models and mechanisms in Albania, Croatia, Estonia, Poland and the United Kingdom. Some of the specific issues discussed included legal frameworks for public consultation, citizen engagement in parliaments, online consultation tools and the role of national human rights institutions. The 24 expert participants (14 women, 10 men) identified many good practices and emerging trends, such as the increasing reliance on digital solutions to make consultations more accessible and inclusive, and made recommendations to ODIHR on good strategies to promote and support public participation in policymaking and lawmaking across the OSCE region. ODIHR also worked with lawmakers in Uzbekistan to enhance the legislative process and parliamentary oversight in the country, in line with international standards and OSCE commitments.