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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How to resist the closeness of local representative bodies and defend our right to receive a complete, reliable and timely information. Continue reading »

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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 »

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