This is also of particular concern since a number of the terms or concepts referred to in the proposed amendments to Article 1 of the Constitution are overly broad or potentially ambiguous and/or lack precision, which is essential for a legal text.22 They may lead to various and potentially diverging interpretations. In particular, the reference to “love for the motherland”, “honour and dignity”, “unity of the people of the Kyrgyz Republic” or “peace and accord in the country”, should not be used as a tool to limit, for instance, the right to freedom of expression, which is protected by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The UN Human Rights Committee has stressed that Article 19 of the ICCPR also protects “deeply offensive” speech, other public expressions that may be said to humiliate “national honor and dignity”, and opinions that are critical of state institutions.