About the Local and What All Hold in Common

23.03.2020 About the Local and What All Hold in Common

Belarusian Human Rights Activist Ales Bialiatski in Conversation with Olga V. Solovieva

The Many Faces Of Forced Labour In Belarus

24.07.2017 The Many Faces Of Forced Labour In Belarus

According to the International Labour Organisation, violations of workers' rights in Belarus go beyond unpaid youth labour. The most notorious examples include forced labour of prisoners, soldiers, and inmates at labour therapy facilities, as well as occasional unpaid work on Saturdays and mandatory job placements for university graduates.

Valiantsin Stefanovich: Society tends not to trust the judicial system

14.11.2016 Valiantsin Stefanovich: Society tends not to trust the judicial system

What are the tendencies and issues of the Belarusian public justice shown through the poll? Valiantsin Stefanovich, lawyer of the unregistered Human Rights Center “Viasna” replied to the questions of "EuroBelarus" Information Service.

Stop murder – in the name of the people!

20.11.2011 Stop murder – in the name of the people!

The Human Rights Defenders Against the Death Penalty are calling upon everyone to help save human lives by signing the online petition against the possible execution of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou.

“The honorable guest is unable to attend the Politiken Freedom Prize awarding ceremony”

15.11.2011 “The honorable guest is unable to attend the Politiken Freedom Prize awarding ceremony”

This was repeated again and again during the ceremony in Copenhagen on 14 November, at which the Danish edition Politiken awarded its Freedom Prize to Ales Bialiatski and the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, headed by him. A poster with a graphic portrait of Ales Bialiatski hung on the wall to symbolize the symbolic presence of the prize-holder.

23.02.2009 Valyantsin Stefanovich: Any convicted in Process of Fourteen could become next arrested

A well-known Belarusian human rights activist has commented to the Cgarter’97 press-centre the arrest of the underage participant of the Process of Fourteen Maxim Dashuk.

“As it turned out today, another political prisoner Maxim Dashuk was arrested,” Valyantsin Stefanovich said. “It is important to note that since the case of Shydlouski-Labkovich minors haven’t been arrested on political grounds (minors Alyaksei Shydlouski and Vadzim Labkovich were arrested on August 25, 1997 for painting “political” graffiti on the walls of housed in the town of Staubtsy, Minsk region, and for removing the state flag from the building of Staubsty district executive committee. – Charter’97). And Dashuk and Dubski were seized on political motives. They were persecuted for participation in the rally of market vendors on January 10, 2008, for expression of their position, realizing their right for freedom of expression”.

14.02.2007 Valiantsin Stefanovich: ‘There’s a danger that human rights can be forgotten in the political game’

Valiantsin Stefanovich: ‘There’s a danger that human rights can be forgotten in the political game’

22.11.2005 Valiantsin Stefanovich: “This is a very widely used practice among the police. When they understand they have committed an illegal detention, they start to “solve the problem” – drawing up a report by terms of Article 156. (disorderly conduct)"

Valiantsin Stefanovich: “This is a very widely used practice among the police. When they understand they have committed an illegal detention, they start to “solve the problem” – drawing up a report by terms of Article 156. (disorderly conduct)"

22.10.2004 Valiantsin Stefanovich Condemns Trials of Protesters for Explicit Violence

Valiantsin Stefanovich Condemns Trials of Protesters for Explicit Violence

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