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UN special communication to Belarus on criminal prosecution of Viasna members released

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.

No good practices to share from Belarus: Insights from Vienna consultation

30.05.2023 No good practices to share from Belarus: Insights from Vienna consultation

Natallia Satsunkevich, a Belarusian human rights center Viasna representative, participated in a regional consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

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 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.

UN Special Rapporteurs informed about violations of the rights and freedoms of Viasna members during the trial

10.02.2023 UN Special Rapporteurs informed about violations of the rights and freedoms of Viasna members during the trial

Viasna lawyer Sviatlana Halauniova explains which violations were described in the communication to the Special Rapporteurs.

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 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.

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.

Right Livelihood warns UN Council about Ales Bialiatski's terrible detention conditions

27.09.2022 Right Livelihood warns UN Council about Ales Bialiatski's terrible detention conditions

Ales Bialiatski is being held in a dark, semi-basement section of a Belarusian prison, Right Livelihood and Laureate organisation Human Rights Center “Viasna” warned the UN Human Rights Council.

UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus report: “Hostile environment is used as a powerful tool to compel people to leave”

26.08.2022 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus report: “Hostile environment is used as a powerful tool to compel people to leave”

The UN website has published the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin.

Viasna informed UN Special Rapporteurs on prosecution for anti-war statements in Belarus

08.08.2022 Viasna informed UN Special Rapporteurs on prosecution for anti-war statements in Belarus

Over a thousand detained for anti-war protests and about 32 criminal cases brought for anti-war manifestations since February 24, 2022

UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: End the atmosphere of repression and fear

09.06.2022 UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus: End the atmosphere of repression and fear

The UN website has published the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus Anaïs Marin

UN report: Belarus must release political prisoners and investigate human rights violations

01.04.2022 UN report: Belarus must release political prisoners and investigate human rights violations

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presented report “Situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath”

Right Livelihood: Civil society activists often imprisoned amid crackdown on dissent

17.03.2022 Right Livelihood: Civil society activists often imprisoned amid crackdown on dissent

Foundation warned UNHRC on the shrinking space for civil society in several countries in its statement

Belarus: What Accountability for Torture

16.03.2022 Belarus: What Accountability for Torture

Invitation to a virtual side-event at the margins of the 49th session of HRC dedicated to Belarus

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