Belarus was not elected to the UN ECOSOC Committee on NGOs
Lukashenko wanted his representatives to get into the UN ECOSOC Committee on NGOs. This would have given him the ability...
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Uncompetitive election lands 13 States with troubled relationship with civil society at the UN Committee on NGOs
States at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) have voted to pick the 19 members of the Committee on...
States that champion human rights defenders must consider candidacy for ECOSOC NGO Committee: UN experts
GENEVA (1 April 2026) – Independent human rights expert today urged Member States which are committed to prioritising human rights...
Nine Belarusian Exile Organizations Urge UN Delegates to Reject Belarus ECOSOC Bid
Nine exile groups urge UN delegates to block Belarus ECOSOC candidacy vote Nine Belarusian organizations in exile, including International Centre...
A United Nations Without Democratic Integrity: Why Belarus Must Not Be Entrusted with Gatekeeping Civil Society Access
In April 2026, Member States of the United Nations Economic and Social Council will elect new members to the Committee...
Let rivers run! Romania’s water management at a crossroads
I grew up in Romania in the 1970s, at a time when the creeks and rivers of my home region...
How EU public funds risk enabling environmental degradation and militarisation in the Neris river basin
The Neris River – known upstream in Belarus as the Viliya – is a transboundary ecosystem of high ecological value....
Connection e.V. stands up at the UN with WRI for conscientious objectors and human rights defenders from Belarus
«Connection e.V.», in partnership with «War Resisters’ International» (WRI) delivered an oral statement in the plenary of the UN Human...
War Resisters’ International against transnational pressure on «Nash Dom»
A representative of War Resisters’ International (WRI) spoke at the meeting of the UN Group of Independent Experts on Belarus....
A partner of «Our House» labeled extremist in Belarus
Social Media Of International Human Rights Organization labeled «Extremist» In Belarus Belarus’s Information Ministry has updated the "Republican List of...
