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Strengthening the Capacity of Belarusian Society to Combat Discrimination

Education for Lawyers – Opening of a Council of Europe Information Centre for Belarusians in Vilnius – Concept for Anti-Discrimination Legislation. The Council of Europe (CoE) continues its steadfast support for enhancing the capacity of Belarusian experts in the fields of equality and non-discrimination. The Belarusian Helsinki Committee contributes its expertise to this

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Elections*2025. Analytical report on the formation of territorial election commissions

The expert elections*2025 observation mission is organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus. CONCLUSIONS

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The situation on the eve of the elections*2025

The expert elections*2025 monitoring mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus. CONCLUSIONS

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Statement on the launch of an expert mission to observe the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025

The "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign announces the launch of an expert mission to monitor the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025. Since 2008, the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign has brought together the oldest human rights organizations in Belarus — Viasna Human Rights Center and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee —

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Human Rights in Belarus: Key Trends in Public Policy, May–August 2024

A review of Human Rights in Belarus: Key Trends in Public Policy, May–August 2024, has been published.. We would like to remind you that BHC prepares these reviews every four months.   About the Review of Trends This review will highlight the substantive changes in Belarusian public policy in the field of human rights and reactions to it of the international community in three

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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