News for 22 Jul 2015
22.07.2015 BHC representative not allowed to attend meeting of district election commission in Viciebsk
Leanid Svetsik, representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in Viciebsk, was not allowed to attend today’s first meeting of the Kastryčnicki district election commission, after deputy chairman of the Viciebsk city executive committee Piotr Padhurski said that his presence was not ‘welcome’.
22.07.2015 Babrujsk: officials elected to election commission under the guise of ‘public representatives’
The website of the Babrujsk city executive committee has published a full list of members of the two district election commissions in the city. The vast number of TEC members are people who have worked in the commissions during the previous election campaigns.
22.07.2015 Government website in Homieĺ supports future presidential candidate?
The website of the administration of Homieĺ’s Čyhunačny district has posted, in addition to the official information of the start of the campaign and the creation of the district election commission, an announcement about the public reception service of the NGO “Belaya Rus”.
22.07.2015 No opposition representatives in Mahilioŭ regional election commission
The joint meeting of the Presidium of the Mahilioŭ Regional Council and the Regional Executive Committee was attended by local human rights activist Barys Bukhel.
22.07.2015 Only 1 new member on Žodzina election commission
The Žodzina city election commission, whose composition was approved on July 21 in just 17 minutes, will have only one new member, Yauheniya Milchenia, an employee of local social protection service, who was nominated by a group of citizens.
22.07.2015 Maryna Adamovich: “Refusal to register Statkevich’s initiative group violates the law”
Maryna Adamovich, the wife of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, and head of his campaign team, argues that the refusal to register his initiative violates the Electoral Code.
22.07.2015 Monitoring for the II Quarter of 2015 on Freedom of Association Published
Assembly of NGOs together with the Legal Transformation Centre prepared Monitoring for the II quarter of 2015 ‘Freedom of association and legal conditions for non-profit organizations in Belarus”.
22.07.2015 Salihorsk: Territorial commission formed in 15 minutes
The formation of the Salihorsk district election commission followed a completely predictable scenario, says local representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Leanid Markhotka, who attended the meeting.
22.07.2015 Brest: No opposition on territorial election commissions
Most of the seats in the newly created election commissions of Lieninski and Maskoŭski districts of Brest belong to representatives of pro-government associations.
22.07.2015 Hlusk: district election commission formed in 5 minutes
On July 21, a joint meeting of the Presidium of the District Council of Deputies and the Hlusk district executive committee formed the district election commission. The meeting was attended by a representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Ihar Kiryn.
22.07.2015 Only officials on Mazyr district election commission
The Mazyr district election commission was formed yesterday at a joint meeting of the district executive committee and the Mazyr District Council. It turned out that before the meeting a working group had been created to review the documents received for inclusion in the district election commission.
22.07.2015 Human rights defenders support CEC’s desire to invite international observers
On July 20, Vienna hosted a conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which was devoted to the international standards and commitments of OSCE participating States in the context of elections.
22.07.2015 Boycott of elections: Law and practice in CIS countries
A comparative analysis of the electoral legislation of member countries of the CIS Convention "On Standards of Democratic Elections, Electoral Rights and Freedoms in CIS countries"
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