Belarus: Progovernmental Candidates Dominate in Precinct Election Commissions
Analytical Report on the Formation of Precinct Election Commissions Observation 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 I. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS – on July 27, local authorities completed the formation of precinct election commissions, which […]
Belarusian EPDE members BHC and HRC Viasna publish first election monitoring’ report
Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: June 7-12 Election observation is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within the campaign “Human Rights Defenders For Free Elections”. CONCLUSIONS – the 2016 parliamentary elections started against the background of a difficult geopolitical situation in […]
Belarus: HRDFE offers support to the CEC on the implementation of the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations
In a proposal presented to the Central Election Commission of Belarus (CEC), the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections (HRDFE), an initiative of the EPDE members Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center Viasna, suggest a number of steps to implement the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR to ensure democratic conduct of the future elections […]
Results of the monitoring of the Presidential Elections
October 12, the resulting press-conference of the campaign ““Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”” regarding the presidential elections of October 11 was held in Minsk. The press-conference was given by Chairman of the Republican human rights public association “Belarusian Helsinki Committee” Aleh Hulak and deputy chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Valianstin Stefanovich, who […]
Report on the results of monitoring of the first day of early voting by the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
The early voting started at the elections of President of the Republic of Belarus on October 6 in conformity with the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus. Forcing to voting took place at 10.6% of the polling stations. Non-members of precinct election commissions (PECs) interfered with the work of the commissions at 11.5% of […]
Analytical report on the results of weekly observation 28.09 -04.10 by the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
Observers in the region state that the electoral campaigning is almost invisible. There are very few printed agitation materials. The most noticeable event was the debate with the participation of three presidential candidates, broadcast on the national television. Observers note the the closed character of the electoral commissions, having to learn about many of […]
Brief Summary on the Preparation Stage by the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
What are the main differences between the presidential campaign in the year 2015 and the previous presidential campaigns? Despite the fact that the 2015 presidential elections overlap with and are in some ways influenced by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, they have features very similar to previous elections. The elections will not be free, considering their preparation […]