News on the topic: human rights defenders
09.04.2015 Belarusian Helsinki Committee asks Parliament to revoke Decree on social dependency
Members of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee drew 7 arguments why the Decree should be regarded as violating the Constitution and the international treaties of the country and needs to be abolished.
09.04.2015 New evidence of summary killings of Ukrainian soldiers must spark urgent investigations
Shocking new evidence of “execution-style killings” by pro-Russian armed groups in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, illustrates the urgent need for action to tackle the escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis in the area, said Amnesty International.
09.04.2015 Details of police raids in Homel
April 8, Homel policemen raided the socio-political center in Paleskaya Street, 52. The search lasted about two hours.
09.04.2015 Human rights activists: the authorities want to get Rubtsou isolated for the time of the presidential campaign
Human rights activists register the general deterioration of the situation of political prisoners in Belarus and an increased pressurization aimed at forcing them to concessions. This was stated in an commentary given by human rights activist Tatsiana Reviaka on the arrest of political prisoner Yury Rubtsou and the new criminal case against him.
08.04.2015 Human rights organizations demand to stop pressurization of Mikalai Statkevich
Legal Transformation Centre Lawtrend and Human Rights Centre "Viasna" filed a appeal to the Department of Corrections and the administration of the penal colony №17 in Shklou concerning the increased pressure on the political prisoner..
08.04.2015 Homel socio-political centre is searched, police seize computers
The police are searching the socio-political centrein Paleskaya Street, 52 in Homel. According to the deputy chair of the United Civil Party Vasil Paliakou, the policemen came to the socio-political centre, where a number of public movements and organizations rent offices, with a search warrant, issued by the prosecutor.
08.04.2015 Homel human rights activist wanted
Seven policemen in plain-clothes who introduced themselves as drug officers visited the public and political center in Homel.
07.04.2015 Salihorsk human rights activist can't obtain a copy of “secret” ruling of executive committee for several months
For several months already Salihorsk human rights activist Leanid Markhotkahas been unable to get a copy of the “secret” ruling of the Salihorsk District Executive Committee which restricts the rights of citizens to freedom of peaceful assembly in the district.
06.04.2015 Decree "On prevention of social dependency" turns all citizens in "obliged persons"
Being a human rights activist, I cannot but make a few observations regarding the Decree No. 3, by which the Presidential Administration amused Belarusian citizens (as well as foreign citizens and even persons without citizenship) last week.
06.04.2015 Ecological activist Stanislau Ramanovich arrested for 15 days
April 6, ecological activist, detained Stanislau Ramanovich, detained on April 5 in Minsk, was tried at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk.
06.04.2015 Minsk Regional Court upholds prohibition of Human Rights Day picket
Minsk Regional Court dismissed the cassation appeal of the human rights activist Leanid Markhotka.
06.04.2015 Baranavichy activist files supervisory appeal against picket ban
April 3, human rights activist from Baranavichy Siarhei Housha filed a supervisory complaint to the chairman of the Brest Regional Court in the case of banning picketing on the occasion of the Human Rights Day.
04.04.2015 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Minister's explanations are beyond criticism
Vigilance of the police towards photographers aims at "protecting citizens against potential threats". This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus Ihar Shunevich.
03.04.2015 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Stable communication with relatives helps rehabilitate offenders
According to the amendments to the law “About the order and conditions of detention”, adopted in the first reading by the House of Representatives, the length of short-term meetings of prisoners with their relatives will be reduced from three to two hours. According to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihar Shunevich, it is made "solely for educational purposes, to influence the behavior of those who are in custody".
03.04.2015 Mahiliou human rights activist asks the Constitutional Court to eliminate legal collisions
The corresponding statement was filed by Barys Buhkel sent to the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus Piatro Miklashevich.
