Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2022
Summary The ongoing war in Ukraine and its consequences have radically changed the current agenda in Europe and in the world; democratic countries have imposed new sanctions and restrictions on Belarus because of the Belarusian authorities’ support for Russia’s aggression. The Human Rights Center Viasna strongly increase steadily. Members of the Human Rights Center Viasna continue […]
Constitutional referendum – findings and conclusions
Referendum 2022: Analytical report on election campaigning
SUMMARY The referendum and related events remain out of the attention of the general public. The attitude to the referendum is characterized as “indifferent and hostile” and a tendency to boycott is noted. Among the reasons for such an attitude are the general tense atmosphere in society due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the continuous repression […]
No opposition nominees selected for PEC seats
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released an analytical report on the formation of precinct election commissions for the National Referendum scheduled for February 27, 2022. None of the nominated opposition representatives (42 persons) secured a seat on the commissions.
No opposition nominees selected for PEC seats
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections“ released an analytical report on the formation of precinct election commissions for the National Referendum scheduled for February 27, 2022. None of the nominated opposition representatives (42 persons) secured a seat on the commissions. SUMMARY […]
Formation of TECs ahead of constitutional referendum
The domestic election observation mission by “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released its first report on the formation process of territorial election commissions (TECs) ahead of the constitutional referendum in Belarus. SUMMARY territorial election commissions (hereinafter – TECs) are one of the key mechanisms for holding a referendum in accordance with international principles of […]
Belarus: Discrimination of opposition and NGOs in formation of TECs ahead of constitutional referendum
The process of forming territorial election commissions (TECs) ahead of the constitutional referendum in Belarus has started. Entities eligible to nominate their representatives to the TECs were given an extremely short period of time, only one working day, which could seriously affect the nomination process. The bulk of nominees to the TECs are representatives of […]
Belarus: first report on the eve of the National referendum
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released the first report on the eve of the National referendum sheduled for February 27, 2022.
First report on the eve of referendum
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” within their joint campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” released the first observation report on the National Referendum scheduled for February 27, 2022 SUMMARY: the referendum is taking place against the backdrop of a profound socio-political crisis that began immediately after the 2020 presidential […]
Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2021
SUMMARY – the presidential election of August 2020 and the unprecedented protests that followed determined the long-term political situation in Belarus; – violence, repression, demolition of civil society, creation of an atmosphere of fear have become tools to retain power instead of electoral support; – the country’s legal system has demonstrated its inability to […]
