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

During the recent year Hrodna activists have been appealing for pickets several times. One of these them was Jezhy Hryhenchy application for holding a picket on the new housing utility tariffs. All applications were on social issues and were appealed to be held in approved local authority areas. However, all of them were banned. Continue reading »

Tags: "local orders", Aliaksandra Vasilevich, City Executive Committee, doctors, freedom of expression (Article 19 ICCPR), freedom of peaceful assembly (art. 21 ICCPR), Harodnia, holding mass events, housing, Hrodna City Executive Committee, Jezhy Hryhencha, medical service, paid contract, police, the obstacles in the implementation of the constitutional right, utilities, violation of rights, Zoya Kulesh