News on the topic: appeal
18.12.2012 Supreme Court upholds refusing court proceedings in Belarusian
Baranavichy human rights defender Siarhei Housha received yesterday a letter signed by first deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of Belarus A. Fedartsou, which says that there are no grounds for disciplinary proceedings against Judge Petryu of the Court of Baranavichy District and the City of Baranavichy, as well as the chairman of the Court M.A. Kmita. The high official argues that "the law does not provide for the obligation of administering justice in the Belarusian language."
17.12.2012 Constitutional Court ignores proposals by Homel pro-dem activist
Ihar Sluchak, former candidate for Parliament in Homel-based constituency No. 34, received a reply to his appeal issued by the Constitutional Court. In his appeal, the pro-democratic activist urged the Constitutional Court to order the review of his earlier complaint at the Supreme Court of Belarus.
17.12.2012 Brest Regional Court upholds fine for charity lunch
Brest Regional Court upheld today a 3-mln fine imposed on Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikola Charnavus for arranging a charity lunch at the city’s market.
23.11.2012 Human rights defender Barys Bukhel seeks to refute false information
Mahiliou human rights defender Barys Bukhel lodged a claim with head of the Internal Affairs Department of Mahiliou Region Baleika, following a publication on the Department’s website on 8 December 2011, entitled “Everyone, really, has the right to... Or what right does human rights defender Barys Bukhel protect?”
22.11.2012 UN Human Rights Committee rules in the case of Uladzislau Kavaliou
Mrs. Liubou Kavaliova, the mother of Uladzislau Kavaliou (Kovalev), executed for plotting and implementing a lethal blast in Minsk underground in April 2011, received the decision of the UN Human Rights Committee. The complaint was considered in less than a year. The Committee recognized that the investigation was conducted with numerous errors, Kavaliou was subjected to physical violence and forced to testify against himself, the court was not impartial and, most importantly, the right to life was violated.
21.11.2012 BCD activist appeals harassment by KGB
Aleh Aksionau, Mahiliou activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party, filed today an appeal to the court of the city’s Leninski District challenging a decision by local KGB officials who instituted supervision over the activist putting him on a preventive record.
20.11.2012 Baranavichy police reject early vote rigging allegations after two months of “investigation”
On November 19, human rights defender Siarhei Housha received a response from the Department of the Interior of Baranavichy city executive committee signed by its deputy chief Colonel Aliaksandr Trafimau. The police official succinctly summarizes that no trustworthy data on forcing the students of Baranavichy State University to early voting in the parliamentary elections has been received during the consideration of Siarhei Housha’s statement.
19.11.2012 Attempt to punish election riggers turns fruitless in Orsha
Orsha town police department sent a response to local coordinator of independent election observation campaign Mikalai Dziamidau, who demanded to prosecute election officials involved in fraud.
15.11.2012 Human rights defender urges Supreme Court to punish Baranavichy judges
Human rights defender Siarhei Housha filed today a statement to the office of the Chairman of the Supreme Court, with a demand to prosecute two judges of Baranavichy City and District Court.
13.11.2012 Supreme Economic Court turns down complaint by Baranavichy activist
On November 13 the Supreme Economic Court heard the cassation appeal lodged by Baranavichy businessman Mikalai Charnavus against the administration of the city’s private market. As a result, Judge Kiyenka examined the case in only five minutes and ruled to dismiss the complaint.
13.11.2012 Government unwilling to compensate Homel resident’s moral damage for illegal conviction
Three appeals have been filed against the decision of Homel Chyhunachny District Court demanding 50 million rubles in moral damages for local resident Yauhen Dzedushkin.
31.10.2012 Porters of Polatsk winery seeking reinstatement in court
On November 1 Polatsk District Court is expected to continue hearing the suit brought by former employees of Polatsk winery Dzmitry Siankou and Viktar Rasliakou, who were fired for alleged "systematic violations of labor discipline."
31.10.2012 Orsha police delay consideration of election violations
As we reported earlier, the coordinators of the campaign "For Fair Elections-2012" in Orsha registered a number of violations of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus in electoral districts Nos. 26 and 27. The violations were reported to Orsha Investigative Committee by sending a notice of infringement of Article 54 of the Electoral Code, dealing with voting at the voter’s residence.
31.10.2012 Mahiliou court upholds dismissal of opposition activist
Judge Valiantsina Lapatsina of Mahiliou Leninski District Court dismissed yesterday a lawsuit brought by Mikalai Zalozny, local activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), who demanded reinstatement in his job as a mechanic in one of the city’s hostels.
30.10.2012 Mahiliou: inspection failed to prove overstated voter turnout
Mahiliou Kastrychnitski district police department has denied prosecution of election officials as requested by local observer Natallia Samakhvalava, who argued that the election commission No. 22 (constituency No. 86) considerably overstated voter turnout in the constituency.
