News for 5 Aug 2011

Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Urgent Appeal concerning arrest of Ales Bialiatski

05.08.2011 Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders: Urgent Appeal concerning arrest of Ales Bialiatski

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your intervention in the following situation in Belarus.

Norwegian Helsinki Committee expresses deep concern with arrest of Ales Bialiatski

05.08.2011 Norwegian Helsinki Committee expresses deep concern with arrest of Ales Bialiatski

Yesterday, August 4, Ales Bialitaski, the head of Human Rights Centre (HRC) Viasna and the Vice- President of International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) was arbitrary detained in Minsk. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is deeply concerned with Ales Bialiatski’s detention, and the Secretary General Bjørn Engesland says: “We will demand the immediate release of our colleague and good partner Ales Bialiatski by using all appropriate means we have."

Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski arrested (updated)

05.08.2011 Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski arrested (updated)

Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Center Viasna, was detained at about 4.45 p.m. near Peramoha Square, by people in mufti who introduced themselves as officers of financial police. This is all he managed to tell to his colleague Uladzimir Labkovich on the phone. Then he was prohibited to talk.

Statement of Human Rights Center <em>Viasna</em>

05.08.2011 Statement of Human Rights Center Viasna

On 4 August 2011 Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Center Viasna, vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), was detained within the framework of a criminal case instigated under Article 243, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, “concealment of profits on an especially large scale”. This article envisages up to 7 years of imprisonment with the confiscation of property.

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