News on the topic: elections-2016
07.06.2016 Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections launch observation of parliamentary elections
Bearing in mind the importance of independent assessment, we, representatives of Belarusian human rights organizations – the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center Viasna – start monitoring of the elections of deputies to the Chamber of Representatives.
06.06.2016 Parliamentary Elections to Take Place on September 11
The decision on holding the elections to the Chamber of Representatives was enforced by the edicts of the President of Belarus signed on June 6.
29.04.2016 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Most OSCE recommendations ignored by CEC
On April 27, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the Central Election Commission, met with President Lukashenka to agree on the date of this year’s parliamentary elections. As a result, the vote was set for September 11. Furthermore, Lidziya Yarmoshyna told about the proposals the CEC had reportedly introduced in the electoral process, as demanded by the OSCE recommendations.
01.04.2016 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Sounds like Yarmoshyna plays cunning
Representatives of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" received a response from the Central Election Commission to their proposals on the implementation of the OSCE ODIHR recommendations, which is contrary to previous statements made by Lidziya Yarmoshyna in the media.
28.03.2016 CEC comments on parliamentary election date
The Central Election Committee has explained when the parliamentary election will be held. According to the law, parliamentary elections must be appointed at least four months in advance and should be held at least 30 days before the previous MP’s mandates expire.
16.03.2016 Working group on OSCE ODIHR recommendations takes into account proposals by Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections, CEC head Yarmoshyna says
An interdepartmental working group on the OSCE ODIHR recommendations made following the October 2015 presidential election has developed a series of proposal on measures to improve the electoral process. This was reported by the head of the Central Election Commission, Lidziya Yarmoshyna.
03.03.2016 Human Rights Defenders Offer Aid to CEC to Implement OSCE/ODIHR Recommendations
Experts of the campaign Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections worked out recommendations aimed to increase publicity and transparency at the future parliamentary elections.
18.02.2016 Human rights defenders offer expert assistance to CEC
Representatives of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders For Free Election”, co-run by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, have written to the CEC head Lidziya Yarmoshyna, offering their assistance in the work of an expert group formed to review the OSCE ODIHR recommendations on improving the electoral process in Belarus.
