Human Rights Center “Viasna” calls on you to mark the Human Rights Day by solidarity actions with political prisoners
On 10 December the world
will celebrate another anniversary of adoption of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly. Since 10
December 1950, this day has been marked as the International human
rights day.
Human Rights Center “Viasna” states that the
situation of human rights in Belarus remains stably bad. Political
prisoners – human rights defenders, civil and political activists –
continue being kept behind bars.
The country's authorities
impose unlawful restrictions on the fundamental civil and political
freedoms, including freedom of peaceful assemblies, association,
expression, participation in the state government through free,
democratic and fair elections, etc. Mass media have been monopolized
by the state, whereas independent media and journalists face constant
pressurization and threats of persecution. Belarus remains the last
countries in Europe and the former USSR where the death penalty is
still used.
The Belarusian authorities openly demonstrate
disregard to the international commitments in the sphere of human
rights, voluntary undertaken by the country within the UN and the
OSCE.
Human Rights Center “Viasna” addresses
representatives of the human rights and democratic community of the
country with the call to mark the International Day of Human Rights
by holding solidarity actions with political prisoners as well as
actions aimed at informing the Belarusian society about the real
situation of human rights in the country.