News on the topic: appeal
17.09.2013 Homel human rights defender demands compensation for four illegal administrative penalties
Homel human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka filed a lawsuit to Tsentralny District Court to demand moral damages in the amount of 29 million rubles from head of the Chief Finance Department of Homel region. He also asks to recover court fees and the administrative penalty of 600,000 rubles.
17.09.2013 Mahiliou Regional Court rejects appeal of BSDP activist Mikalai Zalozny
Mahiliou Regional Court considered yesterday an appeal of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) and its activist Mikalai Zalozny lodged to contest an earlier ruling by Leninski District Court of Mahiliou of 31 May, 2013 on a statement made by head of the city’s dormitory system, Pavel Shyshou, who named the party a “gang” in his interview to the BelaPAN news agency.
30.08.2013 Tell the Truth Homel coordinator urges prosecutors to punish police officers who detained him
Homel coordinator of the civil campaign "Tell the Truth" Valery Sliapukhin sent a complaint to the Prosecutor of Kastrychnistki district of Minsk on his detention that took place on August 24, when the police raided the campaign’s central office and arrested some 30 people, including a number of regional activists. The detainees were taken to the police department, and then released without charges.
27.08.2013 Minsk City Court rejects appeal by Tatsiana Reviaka
The Minsk City Court considered today an appeal by human rights defender Tatsiana Reviaka lodged to contest a three million rubles fine handed down on her on August 6. As a result, Judge Aliaksei Bychko upheld the decision of Savetski District Court, dismissing the complaint.
27.08.2013 Supreme Court rejects appeal by Andrei Haidukou
The Supreme Court considered today an appeal by Andrei Haidukou and ruled to uphold the verdict. On July 1, in a closed trial Andrei Haidukou was found guilty of attempting to establish contacts with a foreign intelligence service with no evidence of high treason.
27.08.2013 Mahiliou Regional Court confirms KGB supervision for BCD activist
Mahiliou Regional Court considered yesterday the appeal lodged by an activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, Aleh Aksionau. The activist tried to appeal against a conversation he was subjected to by the KGB agents, the Committee’s supervision over the activist, as well as the anti-Constitutional character of Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code criminalizing activities on behalf of an unregistered organization.
27.08.2013 Belarus violates rights of Polish national
Such a conclusion was arrived at by the UN Human Rights Committee after considering the case of Mrs. Volha Pichuhina. The Committee found a violation of paragraph 3, Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the right to be brought promptly before a judge in order to address the issue of detention and recommended that the Belarusian government did not repeat such mistakes in the future and compensated the victim’s damages.
26.08.2013 Court does not satisfy appeal lodged by Kavalyou’s relatives
Minsk City Court has refused to satisfy the appeal lodged by Uladzislau Kavalyou’s mother and sister.
26.08.2013 UN Human Rights Committee rules on violation of rights of four Brest residents
The UN Human Rights Committee recognized the violation of the rights of representatives of the democratic community of Brest concerning the freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.
23.08.2013 Vitsebsk resident seeks protection from UN Special Rapporteur
Vitsebsk resident Pyotr Ivanov sent a complaint against the officers of the government of the Republic of Belarus to the office of Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. He asks to recognize that the officials acted against him, as a human rights defender, in an unacceptable manner that is contrary to the spirit and letter of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
22.08.2013 Appeals by Viasna human rights defenders to be considered on 27 and 31 August
Appeals of human rights defenders representing the Human Rights Center "Viasna", Tatsiana Reviaka and Uladzimir Labkovich, against the verdict of the Savetski District Court of Minsk are expected to be considered by the Minsk City Court on 27 August and 31 August, respectively. The human rights defenders are appealing a fine of 3 million rubles each for alleged violating the Code on Administrative Offences (Art. 23.34 – “illegal picketing”).
22.08.2013 Supreme Court considers Homel courts incompetent
For nearly a year, from August 2012 to the present day, Mazyr human rights defender Uladzimir Tseliapun was seeking justice in the courts of Homel region to appeal a decision of Mazyr District Executive Committee "On Mass Events", arguing that the decision is not consistent with the law and violates the rights of citizens, the implementation of which are guaranteed by the Constitution.
20.08.2013 Salihorsk human rights defender keeps opposing illegal travel ban threats
In a dispute between the local representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Leanid Markhotka, and the Communal Unitary Enterprise "Cash Settlements Centre of the City of Salihorsk" the Prosecutor's Office of Minsk region sided with the state-owned enterprise.
20.08.2013 Mahiliou human rights defenders appeal ban on picket in support of Ales Bialiatski
An appeal was lodged with the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou by Barys Bukhel and Aliaksei Kolchyn. The human rights defenders want the Court to cancel Decision of Mahiliou city executive committee of 19 December, 2007 "On Mass Events in the City of Mahiliou," as well as No. 15-12 of June 16, 2010 "On Amendments to Decision No. 25-19 of 19 December, 2007".
19.08.2013 Member of Rechytsa District Council keeps ignoring citizens’ appeals
An instruction issued to the chairman of Rechytsa District Council of Deputies failed to clarify the issue of the formation of local budget, says local activist of the Tell the Truth civil campaign Aleh Shabetnik.
