News on the topic: international organizations
24.01.2011 U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State meets Viasna activists
Today Thomas Melia, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, had a meeting with the activists of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”. The meeting dealt with the recent wave of harassment against the families of detainees, currently in custody in the KGB prison.
20.01.2011 European Parliament adopts harsh resolution on Belarus
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to impose tough sanctions against the Lukashenka regime in the wake of the government’s post-election crackdown on opponents, and demanding a re-run of the December 14-19 presidential election in accordance with international standards, BelaPAN said.
19.01.2011 Euro Parliament HR chief expresses concern over recent harassment of “Viasna” activists
Heidi Anneli Hautala, chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, has released a statement at her personal web-site, saying that she “received with great alarm the news of yet another search at the Viasna Human Rights Centre in Minsk and a brief arrest of the Centre’s President, Mr Ales Bialiatski, on 17th of January.”
12.01.2011 Committee to Protect Journalists urges Belarusian authorities to stop pressurizing mass media
The Committee to Protect of Journalists has urged the Belarusian authorities to stop pressure on the Belarusian independent mass media on 11 January, informed the Committee's scientific employee Muzafar Suleimanov to BelaPAN.
12.01.2011 Belarusian Helsinki Committee informs UN about harassment of lawyers
The human rights organization Belarusian Helsinki Committee has directed a message concerning the pressure rendered by the Belarusian authorities against the lawyers who defend the accused and the suspects in the organization and participation in the mass disturbances on 19 December, as well as on other facts of harassment and intimidation of lawyers, to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul. The BHC Chairman Aleh Hulak has informed BelaPAN about this.
12.01.2011 Belarus urged to free prisoners of conscience held after post-election protest
Amnesty International today called for the unconditional release of 16 Belarusian activists and journalists charged with ‘organizing mass disorder’ following a post-election demonstration in December, and declared them prisoners of conscience.
11.01.2011 Amnesty International urges Belarus to free prisoners of conscience held after post-election protest
Amnesty International today called for the unconditional release of 16 Belarusian activists and journalists charged with ‘organizing mass disorder’ following a post-election demonstration in December, and declared them prisoners of conscience.
10.01.2011 UN admits use of torture against under-age person by Belarusian police
The UN Human Rights Committee recorded infringement of civil rights of minor convicted dweller of Homel in the course of proceedings.
03.01.2011 Reporters Without Borders: Crackdown on media intensifies, KGB raids on media
The crackdown on media that covered the post-election protests on 19 December has been reinforced in the past few days. Members of the Committee for State Security (KGB) have searched the offices of three news media and an opposition party and the homes of two journalists, two human rights activists, two former presidential candidates and four of their advisers since 25 December.
23.12.2010 International HR groups demand release of EHU students and teachers
Numerous human rights organizations, including the Human Rights House Foundation (Norway), the Belarusian Human Rights House in exile (Lithuania), Civil Belarus (Czech Republic), Belarus Watch (Lithuania) address Belarusian President Lukashenka with a letter, condemning the brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters, detentions and battery of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition candidates during the 19 December post-election rally in Minsk.
23.12.2010 "Reporters without Borders" demand to release journalists
The international human rights organization "Reporters without Borders" demands to release the journalists detained on December 19 in Minsk, reports BelaPAN.
23.12.2010 UN human rights chief demands immediate release of opposition candidates and their supporters
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has issued a statement demanding the immediate release of opposition presidential candidates and their supporters who were arrested over Sunday's post-election demonstration in Minsk although they "did not call for and were not involved in any violence." BelaPAN
21.12.2010 Election aftermath: Call to stop violence and release the detained
Over 50 partners of the Human Rights House Network sent a letter of concern to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today, condemning the crackdown on demonstrators, arrests and beatings of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition candidates, which happened in the aftermath of the Presidential elections on 19 December 2010 in Belarus.
21.12.2010 BELARUS URGED TO STOP CLAMPDOWN ON OPPOSITION
Amnesty International has condemned the violent dispersal of a mainly peaceful demonstration in the aftermath of Sunday’s presidential election in Belarus which was marred by irregularities.
20.12.2010 Vote count procedure termed “bad” by OSCE
The OSCE/ODIHR has not recognized the presidential election to be democratic.
