Chatham House The Royal Institute of Internationa

Published purpose

This project promotes equality and the enjoyment of fundamental human rights including the right to participate in democratic processes for marginalized communities in Belarus, with a focus on diverse groups of women/girls. The project responds to the unfolding crisis in Belarus by engaging the international policy community in regular discussions in order to build policymakers’ knowledge, maintain pressure and facilitate informed and timely recommendations. Project activities include: (1) undertaking and communicating summaries of public opinion polls in English and Russian; (2) producing research on gender and human rights; (3) convening policy roundtables including with embassy representatives; (4) briefing representatives of international governments, organizations and donors, and briefing Belarusian media/ NGOs/ political actors; (5) producing Chatham House ‘expert comments’ and multimedia and social media products.