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Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs of Belarus in cooperation with the Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius cordially invite to a briefing “Art. 193-1: criminal prosecution for NGOs activity in Belarus”

Аб’яднаны цэнтр беларускіх ініцыятываў (JuBIC), Шведскі міжнародны ліберальны цэнтр (Silc), Еўрапейскі гуманітарны універсітэт (ЕГУ) і Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека ў Вільні (ДПЧ) абвяшчаюць аб новым адборы кандыдатаў на ўдзел у праекце „Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка”.

Аб’яднаны цэнтр беларускіх ініцыятываў (JuBIC), Шведскі міжнародны ліберальны цэнтр (Silc), Еўрапейскі гуманітарны універсітэт (ЕГУ) і Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека ў Вільні (ДПЧ) абвяшчаюць аб новым адборы кандыдатаў на ўдзел у праекце „Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка”.

Аб’яднаны цэнтр беларускіх ініцыятываў (JuBIC), Шведскі міжнародны ліберальны цэнтр (Silc), Еўрапейскі гуманітарны універсітэт (ЕГУ) і Беларускі Дом правоў чалавека ў Вільні (ДПЧ) абвяшчаюць аб новым адборы кандыдатаў на ўдзел у праекце „Назіранне за выбарамі: тэорыя і практыка”.

United Centre of Initiatives for Belarus (JuBIC), Swedish International Liberal Centre (Silc), European Humanities University (EHU) and Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius (HRH) announce a new call for applications to participate in “Election Observation: Theory and Practice“ project in 2010. The first mission for new participants will take place in October in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Latvia.

Facts about all victims of war 1991-2001

Russian human rights activist and the head of an organization campaigning against torture Aleksei Sokolov has been sentenced to five years in a high security prison colony, one year after his arrest by police outside his house in Yekaterinburg. Aleksei Sokolov was charged with robbery.

Burma in 2010 will hold its first elections in twenty years. Given the restrictive provisions of the 2010 Political Parties Registration Law that bar anyone serving a prison term from membership in a political party, many imprisoned dissidents will be excluded from the process, unless they are released in the near future. The elections and the constitution they will bring into force will define the political landscape for years to come.

Amnesty International launched “Report 2010: State of the World’s Human Rights”, which documents abuses in 159 countries. The organization said that powerful governments are blocking advances in international justice by standing above the law on human rights, shielding allies from criticism and acting only when politically convenient.

Article 19’s analysis of the Draft Code on Administrative Offences highlights the restrictive mass media regime in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Article 19 calls on the Government to ensure the Draft Code meets international freedom of expression standards.

On May 30, Georgian voters will elect 64 new municipal councils for a four-year term. The major focus of the local elections is made on contest in the capital city, Tbilisi, which will directly elect its mayor for the first time. National and international organizations are actively monitoring the pre-election situation in Georgia. During the last week of pre-election campaign, national and international organizations publish their reports on pre-election monitoring which highlights the main trends and violations during pre-election campaign.

United Centre of Initiatives for Republic of Belarus (JuBIC), Swedish International Liberal Centre (Silc), European Humanities University (EHU) and Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius (HRH) announce a new call for applications to participate in “Election Observation: Theory and Practice“ project in 2010. The first mission for new participants will take place in October in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Latvia.