19.11.2014 Homel Regional Court turns down appeal of Young Front activist
The Homel Regional Court considered yesterday an appeal lodged by co-chair of the Young Front opposition movement Andrei Tsianiuta against a decision of the Tsentralny District Court, who earlier dismissed his complaint. The defendant in the case was the Homel State University, from where the activist was expelled.
19.11.2014 Court to hear appeal of Yury Rubtsou on 21 November
An appeal lodged by opposition activist Yury Rubtsou, who was sentenced to 18 months of detention in a correctional labor camp, will be considered by the Minsk City Court on November 21.
18.11.2014 Human rights defenders from Homel appealed to the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings
Homel Center for Strategic litigation sent a message to Christof Heyns, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings. Human rights defenders in the report inform the Special Rapporteur on the serving an execution in respect of Homel resident Alexander Hrunou, which individual complaint is pending before the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
18.11.2014 United Nations Human Rights Committee has adopted a new comment on the right to liberty and security of person
During its 112th session United Nations Human Rights Committee adopted new general comment number 35 on Art. 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: the right to liberty and security of person.
18.11.2014 Andrei Tychyna charged with porno peddling
Police of Salihorsk formal charged with the porno materials peddling the local activist of the Young Front Andrei Tychyna. One of the episodes of the case was the discovery of the video clip of popular Belarusian band "Boy’s Broken Heart" (Разбітае Сэрца Пацана) on the song "Wall-E" on Tychyna’s page in the social network.
17.11.2014 Activist from Mahileu complained to the prosecutor about the web abuse
About Anton Kastsou as about other socio-political activists of Mahileu were posted abusive information on the site voskresinfo.com.
17.11.2014 The policemen returned to "Dzetsiuki" video materials and props
Directed Anton Tsialezhnikau, shot video clip for the group "Dzetsiuki", said that police officers returned the video materials and some of the props that had previously confiscated.
17.11.2014 The court fined Yuras Belenki for the meeting Dziady
On November 17 the court of Pershamaisky district of Minsk started the trial of the deputy chairman of the Conservative Christian Party BNF Yuras Belenki.
17.11.2014 UN recognizes that Belarus violated the rights of Ales Bialiatski
Remarkable decision against states that violate the freedom of association
17.11.2014 Situation of Human Rights in Belarus in October 2014
The human rights situation in Belarus in October remained consistently bad, preserving the systemic and systematic nature of abuses. The growth of the practice of arbitrary detention and sentencing to administrative arrests required a separate emphasis from human rights defenders.
16.11.2014 UN Human Rights Committee admits violation of Vasil Yuzepchuk's right to life by Belarus
The case of the resident of the Drahichyn district Vasil Yuzepchuk was considered by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in October 2014. The Committee admitted violation of paragraph 3 of Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as Yuzepchuk was not brought before a judge promptly to address the issue of his arrest.
16.11.2014 Activists of Union of Poles summoned for questioning
The State Control Committee summons activists of the Union of Poles of Belarus for questioning to receive information about the organisation's financial sources.
16.11.2014 Brest region expresses solidarity with political prisoners (Photo)
Four cities of Brest region - Brest, Biaroza, Zhabinka, Kobryn held acts of solidarity with political prisoners on November 16.
16.11.2014 United Nations Human Rights Committee is to consider the periodic report of Belarus in July 2015
Consideration of the periodic report of Belarus in the United Nations Human Rights Committee rescheduled from the 113 session (March 2015) to the 114th session that is to be held in July 2015. Information about this appeared on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
14.11.2014 Participants of commemoration of rebels in Svislach are summonsed to police
On November 13, the head of Hrodna regional branch of the United Civil Party Aliaksandra Vasilevich received a telephone call from a police inspector, who invited her to come for giving explanations.
