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An appeal on behalf of the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” was sent by one of the campaign coordinators to the Central Election Commission’s chairwoman Lidziya Yarmoshyna on 6 July. This anti-discrimination step is particularly important, because the subjects of the electoral process are actively using the Belarusian language, thinks Valiantsin Stefanovich, the author of the appeal.

Зварот ад імя “Праваабаронцаў за свабодныя выбары” адзін з каардынатараў кампаніі даслаў старшыні ЦВК Лідзіі Ярмошынай 6 ліпеня. Гэты антыдыскрымінацыйны крок асабліва важны, паколькі суб’екты выбарчага працэсу актыўна карыстаюцца беларускай мовай, лічыць аўтар звароту Валянцін Стэфановіч.

Today, on 20 July, the car driven by the famous Belarusian journalist Pavel Sharamet was blown up in Kiev. The Belarusian HRH deeply mourns the death of Pavel Sharamet and expresses condolences to his family.

The “Bring International Standards Home” (BISH) project celebrated its 10th anniversary with the start of the new academic training cycle for Belarusian human rights defenders in Belarus, from June 3–10 at the Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv. BISH is a project within Human Rights House Foundation’s International Law in Advocacy (ILIA) program.

Human Rights House Tbilisi presented the report of the two-year project in the Courtyard Marriot Hotel. The project “Human Rights to the Regions” was implemented with financial support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in three countries of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Сёння, 20 чэрвеня, аўтамабіль, у якім ехаў вядомы беларускі журналіст Павел Шарамет, быў падарваны ў Кіеве. Беларускі ДПЧ глыбока смуткуе з прычыны гібелі Паўла Шарамета і выказвае спачуванні блізкім.

Members of Human Rights House Yerevan have issued a joint statement condemning police activities against peaceful citizens, and calling on the police and security services, as well as other stakeholders, to act to ensure the rights and freedoms of citizens are respected and protected.

Civil society was at the centre of a dialogue on the 12th of July as the third segment of the day’s programme at the UNGA’s high-level thematic debate “UN@70: Human Rights at the centre of the global agenda”.

On 7 July the Amnesty International human rights organization presented the report titled “It’s enough for people to feel it exists: Civil society, secrecy and surveillance in Belarus”. According to the report, the Belarusian authorities are using phone networks run by some of the world’s biggest telecoms companies to stifle free speech and dissent. Austrian, Turkish and other telecommunications companies help them to conduct illegal surveillance.

7 ліпеня праваабарончая арганізацыя Amnesty International прадставіла даклад пад назвай «Дастаткова ўсведамляць, што яно ёсць: грамадзянская супольнасць, сакрэтнасць і сачэнне ў Беларусі». Паводле дакладу,беларускія ўлады выкарыстоўваюць тэлефонныя сеткі некаторых найбуйнейшых тэлекамунікацыйных кампаній для падаўлення свабоды слова і іншадумства, а ў незаконным сачэнні ім дапамагаюць аўстрыйскія, турэцкія і іншыя тэлекамунікацыйныя кампаніі.

On the 12 of July at the UN, high-level representatives from States, civil society and the private sector discussed the human rights situation in the world. There was also a first televised live debate with the candidates for Secretary General at the United Nations, which was open for questions from the public.

The process of establishing a Human Rights House in Yerevan, Armenia, has reached a new milestone. Together with the core group of organisations, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) finalised the purchase of a house that will be the future work premises for 11 human rights organisations and a hub for human rights in Armenia.