Vitebsk activists who have repeatedly tried to implement the decision of Executive Committee "On holding mass events in the city of Vitebsk." According to him, the applicants mass actions should conclude service contracts with utilities, hospitals and police. However, these structures do not cooperate with the opposition, and the District Court in October confirmed: City Council decision allows public entities to evade contracts.

District Court Judge October Igor Rimsha decided disallowing complaint Zhelyapova Christopher, head of the regional structure of the "For Freedom" - he went to court to force the central city clinic Service Agreement rally on March 25. Chief Doctor of the medical institution referred to the workload of doctors "during the peak of seasonal diseases," and dismissed the applicants meeting. This was the reason for going to court. Process on the complaint of Christopher Zhelyapova walked for two days, and on March 15 the decision was announced. The activists stated that the opposition to conclude an agreement with them for service - is the right of administration of public institutions.

"And as our rights under Article 35 of the Constitution? The fact that citizens have the right to hold mass rallies? Turns out that garvyankam requires us to contracts, the applicants events should provide them, but the government agencies such as the government's decision and does not apply. We - have a responsibility, and they - not. Court decided that they can not be to require that City Council decisions, as there are no written "institutions to ..." So, the decision is made in a way that violated our rights, "- says Christopher Zhelyapau .

Alex Gavrutikov, the second applicant meeting, ordered on March 25, in the Park of the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol, called the judgment a "gift" to the Day of the Constitution: "Just on March 15, the Day of the Constitution, the court announced the decision that our rights are being violated on a legal basis . garvakankamu Decision № 881 "On hold mass actions in Vitebsk" limits our rights, as it can not be done. past three years, we are trying to get permission to share, but do not give it to us, because we can not agree that the police, the with physicians. denied us for a variety of sometimes ridiculous reasons, and now the court has stated that we can indefinitely deny ... What's left? We collect documents to make the City Council to make changes to your own decision. "

Attempts to require changes in the decision № 881 have already been made. But the answers came from the City Council, this document has legal expertise and entered in the register of public acts - hence, it is made perfectly. Now the activists want to bring documents proving the violation of their rights, and submit them to the Committee for Human Rights.

Vitebsk officials not only took an impossible decision. They violated the laws of mass rallies. In some other areas, the local authorities initially decided to allow a mass event, and only then require service contracts. A Vitebsk city executive committee has decided to create artificial barriers to make it impossible to hold events in general.

Viasna Human Rights Center