News on the topic: legislation
27.08.2013 Vitsebsk BPF leader petitions Parliament over plans to outlaw election boycott campaigning
Leanid Autukhou, Vitsebsk leader of the Belarusian Popular Front, sent a statement to the Legislation Commission of the House of Representatives.
21.08.2013 Pavel Sapelka on preventive supervision: "It is not the crime that is punished, but the reluctance to demonstrate loyalty to police requirements"
For jurisprudence, of prime significance is the challenge of providing post-penitentiary adaptation of convicts and preventing repeated crimes. In the absence of a consistent government policy for the re-socialization and social integration of those who are released after serving their sentence in prison, they face social and psychological degradation, resulting in possible increase in repeated crimes.
16.08.2013 Salihorsk civil society activist petitions Constitutional Court
Salihorsk civil society activist Uladzimir Shyla considers it necessary to change the practice of executive agencies and courts of general jurisdiction in their repeated bans on public events. Last year alone, the activist received 37 bans on his applications. To change this situation, he submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court.
13.08.2013 Prosecutor's office issues an instruction to the head of the Rechytsa Council
Rechytsa District Prosecutor's Office issued an instruction to the head of the Rechytsa District Council of Deputies Mikhail Bayaryn on elimination of violations of the Law “On Applications of Citizens and Legal Entities”. This was reported by an activist of "Tell the Truth!" Aleh Shabetnik.
13.08.2013 Prosecutor's office refuses to react to a collective appeal on the Milavidy festival
Human rights activist Siarhei Housha received a letter signed by the acting Baranavichy inter-district prosecutor P. Navitski, in which it is stated that the collective appeal of citizens in the case of the Milavidy festival was returned to the applicants!!
13.08.2013 Justice Bureau admits that Vitsebsk judges overstep the law
The appeals of the human rights defender Pavel Levinau to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus were considered at a working meeting of the main justice bureau of the Vitsebsk Regional Executive Committee.
09.08.2013 Civil society activists had a meeting with Belarusian MPs
On 7 August the head of the Center for Legal Transformation Alena Tankachova and the lawyer of the Assembly of Democratic NGOs of Belarus Yuru Chavusau met with representatives of the Regular Commission of the Chamber of Representatives for Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media. The Parliament was represented by MP Valery Kokash and a representative of the secretariat of the Chamber of Representatives.
06.08.2013 Another conflict between Salihorsk residents and local authorities
The construction of a large parking lot near the building of the large shopping center “Budmarket” in Zaslonau Street caused a strong discontent on the part of young parents who live in a dormitory nearby. The Salihorskers fear for the safety and health of their children.
06.08.2013 Slonim: felling of the trees is explained by their being dangerous
Slonim resident Ivan Sheha received a response from the Hrodna Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, signed by the head of the committee I. Shmakau to a collective complaint of the Slonim residents in connection with the destruction of a forest in Voikau Street in the Albiartsin suburb.
06.08.2013 No public discussion will be held in Babruisk
The residents of the houses in Chapayev Street applied to various state institutions in order to prove their right to the playground, a half of which,including several trees.
04.08.2013 Smaliavichy dissenters pass signatures to district authorities
On Friday, 2 August, activists of the movement against the construction of the Belarusian-Chinese industrial park passed to the Smaliavichy District Executive Committee 749 signatures under the protest statement.
04.08.2013 Brest authorities ignore results of public discussion
The activists of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) received a response from the Brest City Executive Committee concerning their statements regarding the construction of a multi-stored building on the site of a stadium in a Rechytsa suburb.
17.07.2013 25 non-profit organizations suggest holding parliamentary hearings on improving NPO legislation
On July 16, the parliament and government of Belarus received a collective petition of 25 non-profit organizations with a proposal to hold parliamentary hearings on the issue of improving the legislation governing the activities of NPOs.
15.07.2013 Slonim authorities continue destroying the green zone
Slonim residents and local members of the association of democratic forces have been struggling against deforestation in the Albiartsin suburb in Voikau Street. The local authorities want to cut down the trees so that rich people and state officials could build cottages there. Earlier the cutdown was stopped. However, on 11 July it resumed and ten pine trees were cut.
25.06.2013 Brest: Most deputies ignore appeals of their voters
Such a conclusion was made by local civil society activists, who tried to urge the members of the City Council of Brest to contribute to the rapid implementation of the agreement on the local border traffic between Poland and Belarus.
