News for July 2016

Report on the registration of nomination groups

11.07.2016 Report on the registration of nomination groups

The process of registration of nomination groups (initiative groups) of candidates for the House of Representatives was more democratic than that during the previous election campaign.

26 NGOs Call for Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

11.07.2016 26 NGOs Call for Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

Tomorrow, 12 July 2016, the trial of the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab begins. Facing charges related to comments on the social media website Twitter, Rajab may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.

Political prisoner Zhamchuzhny reports harassment in prison

08.07.2016 Political prisoner Zhamchuzhny reports harassment in prison

Political prisoner Mikhail Zhamchuzhny is facing severe harassment ‘on all fronts’ in penal colony No. 14 near Barysaŭ, according to his recent letters.

Human rights activists criticize CEC head over ‘political qualities’

08.07.2016 Human rights activists criticize CEC head over ‘political qualities’

The term of ‘political qualities’, which has no explanation in the electoral law, but remains an important criterion for the selection of candidates to the election commissions, should be removed from the CEC’s Decision No. 18, says Pavel Sapelka, analyst of the campaign Human Rights Defenders For Free Elections.

Provision of safe conditions for certain categories of prisoners in Belarus

08.07.2016 Provision of safe conditions for certain categories of prisoners in Belarus

It is generally accepted that prisoners, regardless of the nature of their offense, can enjoy all the basic human rights. These include the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

Amnesty International: Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent

07.07.2016 Amnesty International: Belarus uses telecoms firms to stifle dissent

Viasna’s website was illegally blocked and the Skype chats of the organization’s leader, Ales Bialiatski, were intercepted with the aim of compromising the human rights defender, Amnesty Internaitonal said in a report entitled It’s enough for people to feel it exists: Civil society, secrecy and surveillance in Belarus.

No choice in media coverage of elections, BAJ leader says

07.07.2016 No choice in media coverage of elections, BAJ leader says

On July 4, the chairperson of BAJ Andrei Bastunets took part in the conference on "Media Freedom as a Cornerstone for Democratic Elections", organized by PACE jointly with the Venice Commission in Berlin.

Riot police raid punk festival in Biaroza

05.07.2016 Riot police raid punk festival in Biaroza

A DIY punk music festival was brutally dispersed by riot policemen in the Biaroza district on July 2, reports in social networks say.

World Congress against the Death Penalty calls on retentionist states to ratify Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR

05.07.2016 World Congress against the Death Penalty calls on retentionist states to ratify Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR

Retentionist states should “follow the 81 countries that have already ratified the UN Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”, says the Final Declaration of the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, which was held in Oslo on June 21-23.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2016

05.07.2016 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2016

The Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO) called on the Belarusian authorities to bring the national legislation into compliance with the ILO Convention No. 29.

Belarus denies asylum to Iranian refugee facing death in home country

04.07.2016 Belarus denies asylum to Iranian refugee facing death in home country

The Centraĺny District Court of Minsk has upheld the decision of the Department of Citizenship and Migration, which earlier rejected a refugee application by Mehrdad Jamshidian, an Iranian national sentenced to death in his home country for allegedly killing his mother and brother, nn.by said.

Belarus: new UN resolution highlights the country’s appalling human rights situation

01.07.2016 Belarus: new UN resolution highlights the country’s appalling human rights situation

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council reminded the international community of the appalling situation in Belarus today by adopting a resolution that raises a wide range of human rights violations committed in the country.

Observers report little political pluralism in formation of election commissions

01.07.2016 Observers report little political pluralism in formation of election commissions

Observers of the Human Rights Defenders For Free Elections campaign have summed up one of the key stages of this year’s parliamentary election, which will significantly affect the final assessment of the vote.

Report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions

01.07.2016 Report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions

Lack of clear selection criteria results in the selective approach in the formation of election commissions.

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