The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

News for 28 Aug 2015

28.08.2015 Observers ask to double-check signatures in Maladziečna

Eduard Balanchuk and Aliaksandr Kaputski, observers accredited in Maladziečna, have written to the District Prosecutor’s Office to complain about a violation of electoral legislation during the registration of signature sheets for the nomination of presidential contenders.

28.08.2015 Hrodna district: Only pro-dem candidate not included in precinct election commission

The administration of the Hrodna regional executive committee has held a meeting to form local precinct election commissions. As a result, 36 commissions were formed within just 15 minutes.

28.08.2015 Report on the results of monitoring the formation of precinct election commissions

Observation of the election of the President of Belarus 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".

28.08.2015 Salihorsk: officials classify procedure of forming election commissions

Leanid Markhotka, a representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in Salihorsk, had asked local authorities to provide him with an opportunity to scrutinize the documents submitted by nominees to the precinct election commissions. However, the officials rejected the observer’s request, therefore turning into a secret the procedure of formation of election commissions.

28.08.2015 Astraviec: UCP member appeals ban on membership in precinct election commission

Mikalai Ulasevich, a member of the United Civil Party, has filed a complaint in the Astraviec District Court against the district executive committee which refused to include him in one of the local precinct election commissions.

28.08.2015 Only 31 opposition representatives in precinct election commissions

The formation of precinct election commissions (PECs) was completed on August 26. "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" have counted the number of members and the percentage of opposition activists in the commissions.

28.08.2015 Part of signatures for Viktar Tsiareshchanka printed, says observer in Mahilioŭ

A portion of signature sheets submitted for the nomination of presidential contender Viktar Tsiareshchanka have been printed, instead of being handwritten, says human rights activist Aliaksei Kolchyn, who attended yesterday’s meeting of the Lieninski district election commission in Mahilioŭ.