News on the topic: EU-Belarus
03.02.2016 Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
Ales Bialiatski, Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights, together with Zhanna Litvina, ex-chair and Board member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, have met in Brussels with Helga Schmid, Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service, and Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, as well as a number of ambassadors of European countries to the European Union and other EU representatives in charge of human rights issues and European neighborhood policy.
28.01.2016 Concerted position by Belarusian human rights organisations on priorities in shaping the strategy of international partners' relations with Belarus
We regard further improvement of the human rights situation as a top priority for both Belarusian human rights defenders and international partners in shaping the strategy for relations with Belarus.
15.01.2016 EU reiterates its call on Belarus to impose moratorium on death penalty
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has issued a statement reiterating the European Union’s call on the Belarusian government to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in connection with a new death sentence in the country.
07.12.2015 Federica Mogherini To Opposition Leaders: I Share Your Assessment Of Situation In Belarus
The EU High for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has answered the letter of Andrei Sannikov, Ales Bialiatski and Mikalai Statkevich.
02.12.2015 EU and Belarus: three months to convince
(Brussels, Minsk, Paris) EU must obtain human rights commitments from Belarus before the February 2016 decision on sanctions, say FIDH and its member organisation in Belarus Human Rights Center "Viasna" in a joint open letter.
30.11.2015 Issue of death penalty in Belarus still a priority for EU countries
The resumption of a dialogue between the EU and Belarus will become a platform for further discussion of the issue of the death penalty, said David Spiers, Deputy Chief of the UK Mission to Belarus, in an interview to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.
24.11.2015 EU reiterates calls to abolish death penalty as new sentence handed down in Belarus
The European Union External Action Service has issued a statement on the death sentence handed down on November 20 to Ivan Kulesh by the Hrodna Regional Court.
14.09.2015 Ales Bialiatski takes part in Forum 2000 in Prague
In his speech at the opening of the 19th annual conference that is traditionally held with an emphasis on human rights, the head of the HRC “Viasna” criticized the present “pretended democracy” in Belarus.
09.09.2015 Human rights activists meet with PACE delegation
September 8, representatives of Belarusian human rights organizations had a meeting with a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at the office of the EU Mission in Minsk.
02.09.2015 Belarus: The release of six political prisoners should not overshadow ongoing human rights violations
Ahead of the revision of the restrictive measures against Belarus by EU members states, FIDH urge the European Union to assess the critical lack of effective reforms that would allow Belarusian citizens to exercise their civil, political and economic rights. The EU should also require full rehabilitation of all former political prisoners.
26.08.2015 Martin Uggla: It’s naïve to think that “liberalisation” started in Belarus
Release of political prisoners changes nothing in the dictatorial system of power, Lukashenka is simply looking for a way out of the dire financial condition.
24.08.2015 U.S., EU Welcome Release Of Belarus Opposition Figures
The U.S. State Department has welcomed the release from prison of Belarus opposition politician and former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich and five others.
04.08.2015 Zmitser Dashkevich: EU encourages Lukashenka to take new “hostages”
Lifting sanctions from 24 Belarusian officials and judges means unprincipled trade ahead of the so called election.
03.08.2015 Ales Bialiatski sees no clear grounds for reducing the EU sanctions list
As it became known today, the Council of the European Union by its decision dated 31 July lifted the sanctions from 24 Belarusian officials involved in the persecution and repression of civil society.
30.07.2015 FIDH and Viasna urge EU to consider conditions for meaningful dialogue on human rights with Belarus
On July 28, Brussels hosted the first round of a resumed human rights dialogue between Belarus and the European Union. On the eve of the meeting, FIDH and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" released a joint statement to the officials involved in the talks.
