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 important work. // 07.12.2024
Lacking opportunity to organize comprehensive monitoring of the election campaign, send our observers to election commissions and polling stations due to concerns for the safety of observers, we announce the launch of an expert mission aimed at assessing the compliance of the 2025 election campaign with international standards related to the conduct of real, free, and democratic elections, and informing the national and international public about our findings. // 30.10.2024
As of more than halfway through 2024, there has been no significant surge in the legalization of repressions. The state, like a crocodile that «bit off» a large chunk of rights and freedoms in 2023, is now «digesting» it, focusing on making necessary changes to lower-level regulations and expanding the range of illegal practices. // 29.09.2024
By the decision of the Court of the Zheleznodorozhny District of Gomel on June 7, 2024, which took place without prior notification and participation of representatives of the organization, the BHC's resources, including the Facebook page and the official website, were recognized as "extremist". // 10.08.2024
