News on the topic: human rights
05.09.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2023
On August 31, the Homieĺ Regional Court passed a harsh sentence on journalist and cultural activist Larysa Shchyrakova.
04.09.2023 "The real Belarus is free, open, making a European choice." Natalia Pinchuk at the Nobel Peace Conference 2023
On August 31, Oslo hosted the Nobel Peace Conference 2023, which this year celebrates the achievements of human rights defenders.
05.08.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: July 2023
On July 11, Belarusian artist and political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Hrodna.
06.07.2023 UN special communication to Belarus on criminal prosecution of Viasna members released
Communication remained confidential for 60 days before being made public, giving the Government time to reply.
05.07.2023 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: “Human rights situation in Belarus is catastrophic”
Anaïs Marin, presented her new report at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
04.07.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: June 2023
Human rights defender Nasta Loika was sentenced to seven years in prison on arbitrary politically motivated charges.
29.06.2023 Natallia Pinchuk in European Parliament: “Belarusian people did not submit. The events of 2020 are not forgotten.”
On June 28, the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights discussed the situation with human rights and political prisoners in Belarus.
02.06.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2023
The negation of human rights, suppression of freedoms and large-scale repressions are still characteristic of the domestic policy of the Belarusian authorities.
31.05.2023 UN experts: Belarus must release all detainees held on political grounds and protect their rights
UN experts called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all prisoners detained on spurious charges for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression.
25.05.2023 Pavel Sapelka: “Belarusians are victims of apparent abuses of power”
Viasna lawyer comments on the latest Moscow Mechanism report on human rights violations in Belarus presented by OSCE.
12.05.2023 Handbook of repressions released to facilitate obtaining protection abroad for Belarusians
Co-authors are the People’s Embassy of Belarus in Sweden and other embassies and Viasna.
05.05.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: April 2023
The domestic policies of the Belarusian authorities are still largely based on the denial of human rights, suppression of freedoms and nation-wide repression.
04.04.2023 OHCHR examination of the human rights situation in Belarus mandate extended for another year
Human Rights Council's resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath was adopted at the 52nd session of the UN.
04.04.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: March 2023
The profound human rights crisis continues to shape the political and economic environment in Belarus; in March, the authorities continued to perpetrate large-scale persecution for political reasons.
23.03.2023 Belarus outraged by the UNHCHR report on the situation with the human rights in the country
The examination concluded that some of the violations may amount to crimes against humanity.
