News for 23 Jan 2013
23.01.2013 Constitutional Court Chairman: Moratorium on the death penalty is an open question
Piotr Miklashevich, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, said at a press conference held on 23 January in Minsk that the issue of declaring a moratorium on the death penalty is an open question, Euroradio reports.
23.01.2013 Andrei Haidukou meets lawyer
Andrei Haidukou, Navapolatsk pro-democratic activist arrested by the KGB, met his counsel in the KGB detention center in Minsk. According to his mother Volha, he is well, looking good, and has no health problems. Apart from that, he has received a parcel from home. Andrei also started to get newspapers, Radio Racyja reports.
23.01.2013 Fair World Zhlobin members appeal picket ban at UN Human Rights Committee
The UN Human Rights Committee has accepted a joint complaint by Zhlobin members of the party “Fair World” submitted to challenge a decision by the local executive committee to ban a number of pickets in 2012. This was announced by the head of the party’s district office Valery Rybchanka.
23.01.2013 Euroradio journalist Pavel Svyardlou's accreditation cancelled
The reason for Belarus MFA's action was the administrative detention of the correspondent who was accused of public swearing back in June 2012.
23.01.2013 Thorbjørn Jagland: Belarus must release the political prisoners
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe reminded of the conditions for starting the dialogue between the EU and Belarus.
23.01.2013 Lawyer Hary Pahaniayla denied compensation for illegal travel restrictions
On January 23, Maskouski District Court of Minsk pronounced judgment in the lawsuit brought by Hary Pahaniayla, chairman of the BHC’s legal committee, against a number of government agencies. The human rights defender contested the actions of three ministries at a time – Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior. However, without success.
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