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Belarus / Elections: “Lipstick measures on a face of violations” – UN human rights expert
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, says despite the admission of a token oppositionist there was no real difference between last Sunday’s parliamentary elections and all the previous ones carried out in Belarus.
MEPs adopt resolution on Poland
On Wednesday 14, a resolution on Poland was adopted with 510 to 160 votes with 29 abstentions, but a solution to developments in Poland referred to as the constitutional crisis remains unclear as the deadline given to the authorities by the Commission approaches.
Azerbaijan continues to arbitrarily detain critical voices
On the opening day of the the 33rd UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Human Rights House Foundation gave a statement to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, raising concerns about Azerbaijan’s ongoing use of arbitrary detention to silence its critics.
Беларусі далёка да свабодных і справядлівых выбараў
Пасля выбараў 11 верасня апазіцыя атрымала адно месца ў Парламенце Беларусі, упершыню за апошнія 20 год. Тым не менш, выбары не адпавядалі шэрагу ключавых міжнародных стандартаў справядлівых і свабодных выбараў, кажуць назіральнікі.
Far from free and fair elections in Belarus
The opposition now has one seat in Belarus, for the first time in 20 years, following the parliamentary elections on the 11th of September. Still, the election did not meet a number of key international standards for fair and free elections, observers say.
Mother of the executed Belarusian sent a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee
Belarusian citizens continue to appeal to the UN Human Rights Committee with complaints against cruel, inhuman treatment and torture. Recently, such complaint was sent to the Human Rights Committee by Tamara Sialiun, the mother of sentenced to death Pavel Sialiun.
Маці беларуса, пакаранага смерцю, накіравала скаргу ў Камітэт па правах чалавека
Грамадзяне Беларусі працягваюць звяртацца ў Камітэт па правах чалавека са скаргамі на жорсткае, бесчалавечнае абыходжанне і катаванні. Так, нядаўна ў Камітэт па правах чалавека была накіраваная скарга Тамары Сялюн, маці асуджанага да смяротнага пакарання Паўла Селюна.
Putting democracy and human rights back on the political agenda
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Croatia on 11 September, the Platform 112 coalition of more than 70 civil society organisations, together with the Croatian Journalist Association, held a pre-election debate with political candidates. The debate focused on human rights, civil society, democracy, peace-building, access to justice, and equality.
ENEMO observers are unwelcome in Belarus
The Belarusian Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus have not replied to a request asking to invite an ENEMO mission to observe the parliamentary elections.