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OHCHR report on Belarus: At least 100,000 people fled abroad after the 2020 presidential election

17.03.2023 OHCHR report on Belarus: At least 100,000 people fled abroad after the 2020 presidential election

Some of the human rights violations in Belarus amount to crimes against humanity.

Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts

06.03.2023 Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts

UN experts reiterate their call for their immediate release from detention, access to a fair trial and reparations for harms suffered.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: February 2023

05.03.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: February 2023

The authorities continued persecuting individuals for political reasons; the persecution of individuals continues under the guise of combating extremism and terrorism.

Human rights defenders urge OHCHR to establish an independent investigative mechanism in Belarus

14.02.2023 Human rights defenders urge OHCHR to establish an independent investigative mechanism in Belarus

This would provide a tool to prepare the ground for effective accountability for human rights crimes in the country.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2023

03.02.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: January 2023

The Lieninski District Court of Minsk started hearing the criminal case of members of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2022

21.01.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus in 2022

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UN expresses grave concerns with trials in Belarus

09.01.2023 UN expresses grave concerns with trials in Belarus

The organization calls to drop the charges against Viasna members and immediately release them.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2022

04.01.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2022

"The whole of Belarus is here in prison now". The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski. The medal and diploma were received by his wife Natallia Pinchuk, who also gave a Nobel lecture.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2022

03.12.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2022

The profound human rights crisis has spanned across all spheres of public and political life. There were 1,447 political prisoners as of December 1.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2022

02.11.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: October 2022

Ales Bialiatski became one of the three Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Valiantsin Stefanovich was re-elected Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).

Human rights defenders and experts share priorities for High Commissioner Volker Türk

24.10.2022 Human rights defenders and experts share priorities for High Commissioner Volker Türk

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk took up his mandate on 17 October 2022.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2022

11.10.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2022

Coordinator of Viasna’s volunteers Marfa Rabkova and volunteer Andrei Chapiuk were sentenced to 15 and 6 years in prison, respectively.

UN experts call for immediate release of Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski

11.10.2022 UN experts call for immediate release of Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski

Viasna members jailed to silence human rights defenders and eradicate the civic space in Belarus.

The UNHRC held an interactive dialogue on Belarus

23.09.2022 The UNHRC held an interactive dialogue on Belarus

On September 23, at the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council, an interactive dialogue was held on the interim updated information of the High Commissioner on the situation with human rights in Belarus.

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2022       

19.09.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: August 2022       

It has been two years since the authorities rigged the presidential election of 2020 in favor of Mr. Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

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