News for 6 May 2015
06.05.2015 Yury Rubtsou: "I am going to declare a dry hunger-strike in the case of a closed trial"
The political prisoner Yury Rubtsou has sent a letter to the Human Rights Center "Viasna". In it, he writes that he is still keeping a hunger strike and is not going to stop. In such a way Mr. Rubtsou protests against the instigation of a criminal case under Article 415 of the Penal Code against him, which he considers fraudulent.
06.05.2015 UN Human Rights Committee: Belarus violates the right to life for the fourth time
The UN Committee on Human Rights found a violation of the right to life of Aleh Hryshkautsou, convicted to death by the Hrodna regional court on May 14, 2010. This was reported to BelaPAN by the lawyer Raman Kisliak, who represented the complainant in this international body within the framework of the campaign "Human rights defenders against the death penalty".
06.05.2015 Pavel Sapelka complains about restriction of his right to attend open court hearing
May 4, the issue of changing the regime of deprivation of liberty for Mikalai Statkevich was considered at an exit trial in Škloŭ penal colony №17. The police didn't let in a representative of the European Union, human rights activists and journalists.
06.05.2015 Belarus UPR report of Belarus is heard at UN Human Rights Council
May 4, Belarus presented its national report to the UN Human Rights Council within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This is already the second cycle of the UPR for Belarus. The country reported about the implementation of the recommendations that had been received in the first round of the UPR in 2010.
06.05.2015 Škloŭ authorities declare round table "mass event"
Members of the civil initiative "Škloŭ Magistrate" and Mahiloŭ regional organization of NGO "Belarusian Language Society named Skarina" Škloŭsky District Executive Committee sent a letter with a proposal to co-host a round table on the role of local government and the history of Magdeburg rights to Škloŭ ground. The reply from the executive committee said that it is necessary to apply in accordance with the Law "On mass events", after which it will be reviewed and a decision will be made.
06.05.2015 Ales Bialiatski: Deteriorating of conditions for political prisoners is closely connected with the pre-election situation in the country
The alleged reason to change the prison regime and transfer the political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich to a cell-type prison is numerous violations of internal regulations of Škloŭ penal colony №17, where he was serving his sentence, and disobedience to the requirements of the colony.
06.05.2015 Prosecutor General's Office stops correspondence with former candidate for deputy
Chocimsk activist Valery Karankevich, a former candidate for deputy of Magiloŭ Regional Council of Deputies at Chocimsk constituency №54 and a candidate for the Chocimsk district council Khotimsk at Uzbiarežnaja constituency №13 in local elections in 2014, received an answer from the Prosecutor General of Belarus to his complaint.
06.05.2015 Supervisory appeal of human rights activist Siarhei Housha turned down
Head of the Brest Regional Court Tamara Suchok dismissed the supervisory complaint of human rights activist Siarhei Housha concerning the ban on a picket devoted to Human Rights Day.
06.05.2015 Zmitser Dashkevich: There could be no other sentence for Mikalai Statkevich
The sentence of the former presidential candidate is a logical result of the repressive machine in Belarus.
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