Invitation to press conferences around E-Day (in Ukrainian)
Pre-election day press conferences on the conduct of the election campaign By Civil Network OPORA When: 23.10. 11:00 EEST Where: Live stream will be shown here https://www.youtube.com/user/UkrinformTV By Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) When: 23.10. time tbc. Where: Live stream will be shown on CVU’s Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/cvu.ngo/ Post-election day press conferences on […]
5 days before the election: main trends, threats, risks
Press Briefing summary by Committee of Voters of Ukraine, 19.10.2020 At the beginning of the press conference we discussed the threats and risks that intensified in the run-up to the election. Oleksiy Koshel emphasized that the possibility of changing the election address became a risk for mass falsifications. After all, an insufficiently thought-out law has […]
Urgent action needed to ensure funding and guidance for anti-COVID equipment and measures
Today, representatives of civil society organizations in Ukraine sent a letter to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, requesting that urgent action be taken to ensure that there is full funding of anti-COVID measures and that central and local authorities have clear guidance to follow in obtaining necessary equipment […]
Fourth interim report: Surge in hate speech, use of administrative resources, and electoral bodies ignore safety requirements
Promo-LEX reports increasingly more cases that can qualify as use of administrative resources, and a 2.6 times increase in cases involving hate speech and incitement to discrimination. During the monitoring period (30 September – 13 October), there has been an upsurge in electoral events, in cases where the restrictions imposed by the Extraordinary Territorial Commissions […]
Holding polls on the Election Day contradicts the Electoral Code
Photo: eutoday.net The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) is concerned with the initiative of the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskii on holding an all-country poll on the voting day of the October 25 regular local elections. The Electoral Code of Ukraine does not stipulate procedures for the conduct of an all-country poll […]
Need for urgent guidance on COVID19 measures and related procurements ahead of local elections
Photo: ifesukraine.org Joint statement On October 25, Ukraine will hold nationwide local elections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With cases rising nationally, it is of the utmost importance that all Ukrainian voters and electoral actors can participate in these elections safely, with established mitigation measures in place. Draft Law Number 4117 introducing […]
20 new names on list of political prisoners
Image source: belarusfeed.com (tut.by) Minsk – October 7, 2020 In response to recent reports of the charges under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (mass riots) brought against Mikita Hancharou, Uladzimir Harokh, Maksim Zinevich, Mikhail Kalishuk, Antanina Kanavalava, Ivan Krasouski, Illia Mihno, Viktar Shaur, Hanna Sunhurava, Tamaz Pipiya, Tsimur Pipiya, Rastsislau Stefanovich, Artsiom Kasakouski, Dzianis Marusevich, and Mark […]
Fourth interim report of pre-election monitoring of the Parliamentary elections
On September 29, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presented the fourth interim report of pre-election monitoring which covers the period from September 6 through September 28, 2020. It also covers individual events that started to unfold prior to September 6 and continued or became known during the reporting period. In the reporting period, […]
Legal uncertainty, illegal campaigning, and confusion over procedures – summary of the first month of the election campaign
Photo: unian.info EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In September 2020, the local election process continued amid ongoing discussions in the parliament about the legislative regulation of the election in a pandemic. The government’s key objective is to introduce clear action algorithms for the election commission members and voters, as well as to conduct proper outreach campaigns to […]
Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2020
A woman confronting riot police during a protest in Minsk. October 4, 2020. Photo: tut.by Summary: during the month, the authorities actively applied criminal prosecution for political reasons. Seventy-four political prisoners continued to be held in detention, and the number continues to grow. The total number of citizens held in criminal cases during the […]