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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.

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.

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.

ЦВК і МЗС Беларусі пакінулі без адказу запыт з просьбай пра запрашэнне ў краіну назіральнікаў еўрапейскай сеткі ENEMО на парламенцкія выбары.

Mika Danielyan, chairperson of HRH Yerevan, passed away on 24 August. Human Rights Houses extend their deepest sympathies to Mika’s colleagues, friends, and family in Yerevan, and share the following tributes.

Five pro-government public associations are in fact organisers of election in Belarus. Such opinion was expressed by Valyantsin Stefanovich, the expert of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”, when he was commenting on the difference between number of nominees to precinct election commissions from political parties and public associations.

Арганізатарамі выбараў у Беларусі фактычна з’яўляюцца пяць праўладных грамадскіх аб’яднанняў. Такое меркаванне выказаў эксперт кампаніі “Праваабаронцы за свабодныя выбары” Валянцін Стэфановіч, каментуючы розніцу паміж колькасцю вылучэнцаў у склад участковых выбаркамаў прадстаўнікоў ад палітычных партыяў і грамадскіх аб’яднанняў.

Several Azerbaijani activists including; Natig Jafarli, Elshan Gasimov, Togrul Ismayiıov, Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, and Elgiz Qahreman have been arrested in the run up to a national referendum on expanding presidential powers. HRHF calls for the authorities in Azerbaijan to cease intimidating opposition and dissent during the referendum period. Additionally, we encourage the Council of Europe to hold Azerbaijan to its standards by guaranteeing the right to participate in public life during the referendum period, including the rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

Representatives of the Belarusian human rights community published a joint statement, according to which the criminal prosecution of Uladzimir Kondrus (in the photo) is politically motivated, and he is recognised as a political prisoner. The full text of the statement is reproduced below.