2016 07/06

Decisions of local Executive Committees “on the order of holding mass events” are contrary to the norms of ICCPR and national laws.
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Tags: "local orders" of holding mass events, 1997 № 114-3 "On mass events in the Republic of Belarus", 2000 № 361-3 "On normative legal acts of the Republic of Belarus", 2012 № 207, Aleh Mackievič, Barysau, Belarusian Constitution, Borisov, conflicts, ICCPR, Law of the Republic of Belarus December 30, Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 10, legal acts, legal uncertainty, limiting the rights, Oleg Matskevich, peaceful assembly, publicity criterion, regulations, restrictions on the right, Statement of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of March 5, the local order of holding mass events, the right to freedom peaceful assembly and expression of views (Art. 21 and Art. 19 of the ICCPR), unacceptable restrictions of law, unacceptable restrictions on the right
2016 25/05

How to resist the closeness of local representative bodies and defend our right to receive a complete, reliable and timely information. Continue reading »
Tags: freedom of expression (Art. 19 of ICCPR), freedom of gathering and dissemination of information (Art. 33 of Constitution), freedom to receive and disseminate information, ICCPR, Jazep Hrybovič, local councils of deputies, local government, Polotsk, Połacak, Połock, representative government organs, the Law "On Information information support and information protection”
2016 06/05
Today, on May 6, 2016, after the new facts of violation of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Zinaida Šumilina,the chairman of Homiel regional branch of the United Civil Party (UCP)appealed again to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) by herself and other members of the party. Continue reading »
Tags: "local orders", "local orders" of holding mass events, Homiel, Homiel Executive Committee, ICCPR, local orders of peaceful meetings, obstacles in the implementation of civil rights and freedoms, the UN Human Rights Committee, the violation of the right to freedom of opinion and dissemination of information (Art. 19 ICCPR), UCP, UN HRC, violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, violation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly (Art. 21 ICCPR), Zinaida Šumilina