The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 8 Jan 2014

08.01.2014 Brest authorities refuse to register NGO because of its name

Main Department of Justice of the Brest Regional Executive Committee refused to register the educational association "Brest Christian Democrats". According to the reply, received by Chairman of the organizing committee of the NGO Dzmitry Shurkhai , the lawyers of the executive committee are of the opinion that the organization name does not meet the definition of a public association.

08.01.2014 Oppositionists not included in constituency election commissions of Mahiliou

Of all opposition parties, representatives were nominated to the constituency election commissions only by the United Civil Party.

08.01.2014 No opposition activists included in territorial and constituency election commission in Homel region

The territorial and constituency election commissions of the Homel region are completely "sterile". The representativs of the Left Party "Fair World" and the United Civil Party weren't included in any of them. According to the Central Election Commission, 60 constituency commissions, consisting of 780 members, were formed in the Homel region.

08.01.2014 Mikalai Statkevich passes holiday greetings to friends and relatives

His words were passed by his wife, Maryna Adamovich.

08.01.2014 Mikalai Autukhovich turns 51: “You cannot fully understand freedom if you have never been in captivity”

On 7 January political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich turned 51. He has celebrated two previous birthdays in a cell on the ground floor of Hrodna prison.

08.01.2014 Bialynichy candidates are sent to Lipavy Hai for campaigning

On 3 January the Bialynichy District Executive Committee adopted two important regulations concerning the campaign for elections to the local councils of 27 Convocation. They regulations were published on the website of the Executive Committee on January 6.

08.01.2014 Homel region: office positions of members of territorial election commissions are indicated only in three districts

During the latest years the authorities traditionally report about the strict abidance to privisions of the Electoral Code: that one third of the members of the territorial election commissioners represent the public and political parties. However, the office positions held by the commissioners aren't specified, because as a rule these are officers of executive committees and other state agencies, nominated to the commissions by “citizens” and trade unions.