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Law regulations of the questions of freedom of associations are of an exceptional importance for Belarus, where experts and international organizations verify that situation with public initiatives is getting worse on a constant basis. The year of 2003 was characterized by a tendency of mass forced liquidations of democratic NGOs and within the past years the process of registering an NGO has become more and more complicated. Law prohibits acting from the name of an unregistered organization.

National legislation that regulates creation and functioning of non-governmental organizations can be characterized as unstable and does not coincide with international standards that are used in the sphere of relation between state and public sector.

But, despite a systematic worsening of the situation of the "Third sector", despite forced liquidation of pro-democratic non-governmental organizations, there are individuals and groups of activists that are willing to be active in the sphere of public work.

The main section of the site named NGO Law gathers information about legislative control of NGOs and their activities on the territory of Belarus, as well as materials of international standards within the field of freedom of association. It provides information on constitutional bases of freedom of associations and pays attention to obstacles that might arise on the way of creating an NGO.
The section of a webpage also gives an overview of organizational and legal forms of non-commercial organizations and their distinctive features.
Requirements for creation of public associations are represented, their status and registering bodies considered, creation, registration and activities of public associations, of reporting to state structures are discussed within the section. Attention is also given to benefits non-commercial organizations can use and mechanisms of receiving gratuitous international help.

Right of NGO section has been created to help civic activists, law students, legal experts and practicing lawyers, representatives of human rights organizations.
World practice and experience give a clearly demonstrate that the process of civil society development is impossible without existence and effective functioning of NGOs that aer independent from the state. "Third sector" organizations in cooperation with state and business sector create a basis of any democratic state, are a form of realization of basic rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen.
Effective and influential non-commercial sector cannot exist unless the government creates favorable legislation for it.



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