Country:
Belarus
Organization:
Human Rights Center - Viasna
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Presidential
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Complaints and appeals
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Right to logde complaints / appeals
Recommendation:
It is necessary to legislate the right to judicial appeal against any decisions of election commissions of every tier that affect the rights of a campaign participant, especially the right to appeal against the election results to a court. The introduction of this provision will create a civilized system for considering electoral disputes, increase confidence in final court decisions and strengthen general respect for the legal institutions of the state. In order to further strengthen the principle of publicity of the electoral process, we propose to continue and improve the practice of posting on the websites of courts decisions made by all courts
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented