Belarusian authorities denied visa to Chairperson of Norwegian Helsinki Committee
https://spring96.org./en/news/39113
2010
2010-12-13T20:40:54+0200
2010-12-13T20:40:54+0200
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Belarusian Embassy
in Stockholm refused to issue a visa to the Chairperson of the Norwegian
Helsinki Committee, Björn Engesland. His passport was returned to him with a
seal that bans him from entering the territory
of Belarus. No
explanations were offered by officers of the embassy.
The Chairperson of the Human Rights Center Viasna
Ales Bialiatski calls this denial quite eloquent: ‘It clearly shows the
attitude of the Belarusian authorities to the question of human rights in the
country,’ stressed the human rights defender.
Bear in mind that earlier the Belarusian Embassy in Stockholm denied visa to another human rights
activist, the head of the Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen Martin Uggla.