В опубликованном сегодня письме, адресованном заместителю спикера Национального совета Словацкой Республики (парламента) и нескольким председателям комитетов, комиссар Совета Европы по правам человека Майкл О'Флаэрти выражает обеспокоенность по поводу совместимости двух законопроектов. воздействие на гражданское общество и общественное вещание стандартами прав человека.
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In relation to the draft law on non-profit organisations, Commissioner O’Flaherty highlights that sanctions for failing to meet new annual reporting obligations, including dissolution of an organisation, “appear to lack appropriate procedural safeguards and to fail to sufficiently meet the requirements of necessity and proportionality.” He also expresses concern that the registration and labelling of ‘organisations with foreign support’ will create a chilling effect for civil society in the Slovak Republic. He calls on members of the National Council to refrain from adopting the bill as tabled.
As regards the bill replacing the current public service broadcaster RTVS with a new entity (STVR), the Commissioner highlights the importance of having legislative frameworks that ensure the independence of public service media from government control. He therefore asks the National Council to “give close consideration to concerns that elements of the bill may undermine safeguards for the operational and editorial independence of the public service broadcaster.”