Democratization Jumakhon Davlatov (2nd left), Advisor to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on legal issues, speaks at a session of the Third Annual Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia, 17 June. (OSCE) The ODIHR - Venice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly 26 ODIHR Annual Report 2010 Each set of guidelines is drafted through an extensive consultative process involving expert discussions and thematic roundtables with key stakeholders from various OSCE participating States. Recognizing the great diversity of legal traditions across the OSCE area, the guidelines do not seek to provide blanket solutions or to aid in the development of a single model for all OSCE states. Rather, they are intended to clarify key issues related to the respective subject matter and provide examples of potential good practices for states. The guidelines have been prepared in co-ordination with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. In 2010, ODIHR worked on three such sets of guidelines. A revised edition of the ODIHRVenice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly was published, and the ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on Political Party Regulations were finalized. Additionally, the process of revising the ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Religion or Belief was also commenced in 2010 (for more information, see also the section on Tolerance and Non-discrimination). The second edition of the ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly was published in 2010 in order to reflect the changing nature of assemblies since the publication of the first edition in 2007, as well as recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The second edition of the Guidelines continues to be a practical toolkit for legislators and practitioners responsible for implementing laws, by drawing on good-practice examples from national legislation in OSCE participating States and other European countries, and on case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Work on the Guidelines on Political Party Regulation, developed over the course of a comprehensive and inclusive process of drafting, was completed in 2010, ahead of publication in 2011. The Guidelines demarcate parameters for implementation consistent with international standards and illustrate key principles in adopting regulations that may affect political parties. They touch upon a variety of issues, including registration requirements, public and private funding, women’s participation in politics and party participation in election campaigns. The Guidelines are written for lawmakers engaged in framing political party legislation and all others involved in drafting, implementing and monitoring laws and regulations on political parties and will be the basis for ODIHR assistance activities in 2011 and beyond. These Guidelines build on ODIHR’s experience in the area of democratic governance, particularly