27.07.2015 Be United!
An appeal by Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski
26.07.2015 Report on monitoring the formation of territorial election commissions
"Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" have conducted the monitoring and analysis of the formation of territorial election commissions for the presidential elections, the results of which have been used to prepare a report.
22.07.2015 Boycott of elections: Law and practice in CIS countries
A comparative analysis of the electoral legislation of member countries of the CIS Convention "On Standards of Democratic Elections, Electoral Rights and Freedoms in CIS countries"
21.07.2015 Analytical weekly report on results of observation: July 13-19
Observation of the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
13.07.2015 Analytical weekly report on results of observation: July 6-11
Observation of the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus is carried out by activists of Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
10.07.2015 "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" appeal to the CEC with proposals to improve the transparency of the elections
Members of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" offer the Central Election Commission (CEC) to implement 3 new practices to increase transparency of the elections:
06.07.2015 Analytical Report on the results of observation: July 1-5
Observation of the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
06.07.2015 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2015
During the month there were no positive developments in the human rights situation in Belarus. Increased pressure on political prisoners caused particular concern of both Belarusian and international human rights organizations.
01.07.2015 Statement on the occasion of the beginning of the campaign to monitor the presidential elections in Belarus
The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus has determined the date of the next presidential elections - October 11, 2015. According to Art. 81 of the Belarusian Constitution, the President is elected for five years directly by the people through universal, free, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
26.06.2015 Pavel Sapelka: Torture is often a hidden problem in Belarus
In 1997, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. On this day, international and national human rights organizations remind once again that “no exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.”
24.06.2015 Miklós Haraszti: “Human rights situation inside Belarus showed no signs of improvement” (video)
The Human Rights Council held yesterday an interactive dialogue with Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus.
16.06.2015 ODIHR ready to work closely with Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
On June 16, coordinators of the independent observation campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” met with representatives of the OSCE ODIHR, which are on an official visit in Minsk.
11.06.2015 Amnesty International recognizes Yury Rubtsou prisoner of conscience
The international human rights organization Amnesty International launches an urgent action in support of Mr. Rubtsou.
02.06.2015 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2015
In May, there were no positive developments in the human rights situation in Belarus.
01.06.2015 Situation of political prisoners in Belarus worsening
FIDH and its member organisation in Belarus, Human Rights Center "Viasna," are deeply concerned about the deteriorating detention conditions of political prisoners Yury Rubtsou, Makalai Statkevich, Mikalai Dziadok and Ihar Alynevich.
