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The presentation of the book “Travlia” (“Manhunt”) by Sasha Filipenko, the writer and journalist, the winner of the “Russian Award” 2014 will take place on 4 May.

“2015 saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed – at least 1,634 – the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 1989,” says the annual report on the death penalty in 2015, published on the website of the organization.

The CEC has yet to prepare proposals for the democratization of the electoral process based on the recommendations from human rights defenders, however, Aliaksandr Lukashenka has already spoken out against the “obscure democracy.”

On 25 March, 2016 in Vilnius all Belarusians will come together to celebrate Freedom Day. This memorable date will be marked by a number of different events.

Aliaksei Khmialeuski reports that he is experiencing unbearable pressure in the colony, which began after the death sentence of his own brother. In mid-February the Minsk district court issued the death sentence against 31-year old Siarhei Khmialeuski for double or more homicide. This is the second death sentence in 2016.

On 26–28 February, participants, alumni, and experts from Human Rights House Network’s International Law in Advocacy (ILIA) program met in Vilnius, at the Constitutional Court, to mark a successful conclusion to the third cycle of the program, and to welcome a new cohort of dedicated and enthusiastic human rights lawyers into the ILIA community.

On 26–28 February, participants, alumni, and experts from Human Rights House Network’s International Law in Advocacy (ILIA) program met in Vilnius, at the Constitutional Court, to mark a successful conclusion to the third cycle of the program, and to welcome a new cohort of dedicated and enthusiastic human rights lawyers into the ILIA community.

Human Rights House Network delivered a statement to a panel discussion at the Human Rights Council. This Panel discussion was sponsored by the Russian Federation with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

The Assembly of Democratic NGOs and the Center for Legal Transformation Lawtrend have prepared an annual report “Freedom of Associations and Legal Conditions for Non-Profit Organizations In Belarus” in 2015. The paper analyzes the development of legislation in the sphere of non-profit law during the previous year, identifying the main constraints faced by non-profit organizations (NPOs), presenting statistics on the registration of new NGOs and a review of denials of registration practices.