The Local Council Member of My Dream
Ten Requests of Our House 1) A local council elected deputy should reside permanently in the area of his/her constituency or in the close proximity to it. (Presently, the place of residence of local...
Top 15 of Belarus Civil Society in 2017
“Our House” wishes you all the best for the festive season and New Year. Traditionally our last Report of the year highlights some of the most prominent developments affecting Civil Society in Belarus. In...
A Case of Tatiana Mironova: a Call for Solidarity
The format of this report is an unusual one. This report not only presents an on-going case of the Mironov family in depth, and demonstrates the grave violation of their rights, but also calls...
Monitoring of women’s rights in Belarus. Success stories (2017). Part 2
Introduction Our heroines and their achievements II General Observations: Strategies of Success Introduction As promised in the previous report, in this paper we continue sharing some success stories of human rights activists and of...
Monitoring of women’s rights in Belarus. Success stories (2017). Part 1
Introduction One of the main purposes of a human/women’s rights monitoring is to investigate and report a specific incident or allegation of human rights violation. Understandably, such reports often make a very grim reading....
Peaceful Conflict Resolution in Belarus (threats, opportunities, strategies)
Introduction: The issue of latent social conflicts in the Belarusian society Chapter 1. The increase of latent social conflicts in the Belarusian society and the causes of the increase Chapter 2. Strategies to change...
Annual report on the main trends of human rights violations against socially and politically active women in Belarus (2017)
Introduction Chapter 1. Comparative statistics of repression against socially and politically active women during the social protests against the unemployment tax in and after the spring of 2017 Chapter 2. Comparative statistics of repression...
Repression against socially and politically active women in Belarus in January-October 2017
Introduction. “Invisible” female repressions Chapter 1. Basic statistics of repressions against socially and politically active women, journalists and human rights defenders in January-October 2017 Chapter 2. The examples of persecution of active women through...
Belarusian women: even the work does not save us from poverty
This report aims to illuminate the position of the Belarusian women in the labor market, as well as gender biases and gender discrimination in the employment sector of Belarus. Belarusian women: even the work...
Sanctions: from freezing – to lifting
This report of “Our House” aims to examine the impact of the economic sanctions of Europe and the United States on the economy of Belarus and, in particular, on the economic situation of women...
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