Warsaw, 31 October 2017 Opinion-Nr.: NHRI-CHE/312/2017 [AlC] www.legislationline.org OPINION ON THE DRAFT FEDERAL LAW ON THE SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION OF SWITZERLAND based on an unofficial English translation of the Draft Act commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights This Opinion has benefited from contributions made by Mr. Marek Antoni Nowicki, former international Ombudsperson in Kosovo; the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); and Ms. Alice Thomas, International Human Rights Law Expert. OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Ulica Miodowa 10 PL-00-251 Warsaw ph. +48 22 520 06 00 fax. +48 22 520 0605

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