News on the topic: legislation
10.06.2013 Mahiliou activists of Belarusian Social Democratic Party collected 500 signatures for Law "On Public Hearings"
All signatures were sent to the Mahiliou district, city and regional councils of deputies, as well as to members of the parliament from Mahiliou: Edvard Siankevich, Uladzimir Vasilenka, Ihar Stankevich and Ales Razganau.
06.06.2013 Lukashenka makes personnel changes in the judiciary
As stated by the press service of the President, Aliaksandr Pautau and Uladzimir Putsila were appointed judges of the Supreme Court with the subsequent approval of these appointments by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly. They were freedom from the earlier postitions of the deputy head of the deputy head and a judge of the Belarusian Military Court and the head of the head and a judge of the Minsk City Court respectively.
06.06.2013 Lukashenka's new decree: permission of ideologists required to hold a live performance
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed decree #257, according to which it is necessary to receive the permission of ideologists to conduct mass cultural events.
30.05.2013 House of Representatives approves bill on political parties and NGOs
Members of the House of Representatives have adopted amendments to the laws relating to activity of political parties and NGOs. Deputy Minister of Justice Hanna Badak introduced the draft law and said the amendments would simplify the process of opening political parties and NGOs and fill gaps in the legal regulation of their activity.
28.05.2013 Constitutional Court finds no misfits of Constitution and laws in 5 years
The court hasn't checked a single decree or ordinance for conformity with the Constitution since 1996.
24.05.2013 Parliament to outlaw age limit in employment as discrimination
The House of Representatives is reportedly discussing amendments to the Labor Code. The first reading of the bill is said to be underway at the moment.
20.05.2013 Draft law to require compensation for unlawful conviction on administrative cases
It is suggested by the answer to a query of a resident of Mahiliou Aliaksandr Khamratau received from the House of Representatives deputy Uladzimir Vasilenka, Nasha Niva reports.
14.05.2013 Disgraced Belarusian counsels support their Ukrainian colleagues
A group of the Belarusian counsels which were persecuted by the Belarusian authorities addressed their Ukrainian colleagues with the words of support. They filed an appropriate letter to the Supreme Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
13.05.2013 Independent journalists refuse to come to Bialynichy DPD
Two independent journalists from Mahiliou, Yauhen Hlushkou and Alina Skrabunova, received notices that they needed to come to the Bialynichy District Police Department to police inspector Aliaksandr Yemialyanau at 10 a.m. on 13 May.
10.05.2013 Head of Belaaziorsk City Executive Committee ignores address of 40 citizens
The executive committee demands that dwellers of house 11/1 in Mir Avenue in Belaaziorsk pay a large sum of money for the carcass of their house 20 years after its construction. The dwellers, in their turn, demanded that the head of the executive committee Viachaslau Dabrouski provide them with the documents about the cost of the construction works, as they consider the sum to be too large.
15.04.2013 Lidziya Yarmoshyna ignores proposal of Vitsebsk human rights defender
Human rights defender Leanid Svetsik applied to the Central Election Commission with the proposal to introduce amendments to the Electoral Code. In particular, he asked to supply Article 11 of the Electoral Code with the notion of the legal status of election commissions. In her answer the CEC head informed him that his application wouldn't be considered on its merits.
09.04.2013 Homel Regional Court invents a new way of restricting civil rights
The head of Homel Regional Court, Siarhei Shautsou, invented a new way to limit the constitutional rights of citizens. He believes that such rights can be restricted due to "objective circumstances".
08.04.2013 Mahiliou activists start collecting signatures for adoption of Law "On Public Hearings"
The campaign was launched by the activists of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) who think that the adoption of the new law will contribute to the ordering of the existing juridical terminology, will make it possible to use the law in all spheres which concern the rights of common people and prevent tensions during clashes between the interests of the state and its citizens.
08.04.2013 Brest city budget gets partially unveiled
After a group of Brest residents applied to Brest Region Council in connection with the reluctance of the city authorities to familiarize the public with the local budget, it was published in "Brestskiy Vestnik" newspaper.
03.04.2013 General Prosecutor's Office gives formal reply to appeal of independent journalist
Brest journalist Alina Litvinchuk received an answer to her complaint from Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus, Aliaksandr Kaniuk. She appealed an official warning about the inadmissibility of the work of journalists without accreditation, issued to her at the end of 2012.
