Country:
Belarus
Organization:
Human Rights Center - Viasna
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Presidential
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Candidate and party registration
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Support signatures
Recommendation:
The rules for collecting signatures should exclude the possibility of using administrative resources, employment dependency or other illegal advantages, in particular, the collection of signatures by managers among subordinates. Each case of abuse should be treated as grounds for refusing candidate registration
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented