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Parliamentary elections 2019: Analytical report

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. FINDINGS The elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the seventh convocation were

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2019 parliamentary elections: Report on early voting

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY - the official turnout for early voting is reported at 35.77%, which is the record high for the

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2019 parliamentary elections: Report on election campaigning

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY

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2019 parliamentary elections: Weekly report. November 4-9

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY - observers of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” report the predominantly low-key

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2019 parliamentary elections: Weekly report. October 28 - November 2

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY

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Parliamentary elections 2019: Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: October 20-25

Наблюдение за выборами в Палату представителей Национального собрания Республики Беларусь осуществляется РПОО «Белорусский Хельсинкский Комитет» и ПЦ «Весна» в рамках кампании «Правозащитники за свободные выборы». ВЫВОДЫ: – зарегистрированные кандидаты ведут свои агитационные кампании, но этот процесс не всегда заметен в обществе; провластные претенденты на депутатский мандат

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Parliamentary elections 2019: Report on the nomination and registration of candidates

Observation of the elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY - the nomination and registration of candidates was nor marked by any significant differences as compared

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Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: August 12-17

Elections of deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the seventh convocation Analytical weekly report on the election observation results: August 12-17 The observation of elections for the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human

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Analytical weekly report on the results of observation: August 5-10

SUMMARY - the 2019 parliamentary elections take place against the background of complex political circumstances in the world and Europe, certain progress in the relations between Belarus and the United States and the EU, and a bilateral crisis in the Belarus-Russia relations; - there has been ongoing cooperation of Belarus and democratic countries in many areas, and a certain

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“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” launch independent observation

You can find the analytics for this election campaign in Documents. The political background has not changed since last year’s local elections, coordinators of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” said at a press conference organized at Belarus Press Club to announce the launch of the non-partisan election observation.

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Homeless People and the Right to Housing in Belarus

Homelessness is the most visible and extreme violation of the right to adequate housing. A lack of adequate housing is a factor contributing to the vulnerability of homeless people, and often leads to the violation of their rights to life, freedom from discrimination, health, work, privacy, and freedom from cruel or degrading treatment.

Alternative civil society reports on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been published

Belarus ranks high in the global SDG Index, but there is a major “BUT”

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