11.09.2014 KYRGYZSTAN: The Supreme Court refuses to review the sentencing of Mr. Azimjan Askarov to life imprisonment
Paris-Geneva, September 9, 2014. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), condemns the latest court decision regarding the sentencing of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov to life imprisonment.
11.09.2014 Statement by the Head of the US Government Interagency Delegation on the Conclusion of Their Official Visit to Belarus
A United States Government Inter-Agency delegation from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Departments of State and Defense completed a two and a half day official visit to Minsk.
11.09.2014 Enforced disappearances of the political opponents of the authority
Individual Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review was prepared by the human rights organization "Belarusian Documentation Center" within the framework of preparation of the alternative report of Belarusian NGOs. These documents on the Republic of Belarus will be considered at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in May-June 2015.
11.09.2014 Ex-political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich freed from preventive supervision
September 10, the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk withdrew preventive supervision from a former political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich.
11.09.2014 Ecological picket banned in Salihorsk
Salihorsk City Executive Committee did not authorize a picket in the central square, aimed at collecting signatures for a healthy environment.
11.09.2014 Viktar Statkevich and Maryna Adamovich ask police to find author of anonymous threat letter
The father of Mikalai Statkevich, Viktar Statkevich, and the five of the former, Maryna Adamovich, appealed to the police in connection with an anonymous threat letter, thrown into the postbox of Viktar Statkevich on September 8.
11.09.2014 Human rights situation discussed in Brest
September 7, the human rights situation in the Brest region was discussed by the local human rights defenders and civil society activists. The discussion was held in Brest.
11.09.2014 Mahiliou: unidentified people punctured tires of Ihar Barysau's car
All in all, 16 punctures were counted at the service station.
10.09.2014 Yury Rubtsou to be tried for insulting judge
The hearings on the criminal case will start at 3 p.m. on September 16 at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk. The case will be considered by Judge Natallia Vaitsekhovich.
10.09.2014 Baranavichy: Mikalai Charnafus defends his honor and dignity at court
September 9, individual entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus filed a lawsuit to protect his honor and dignity to the Baranavichy City and District Court. He appeals the actions of the deputy head of the Baranavichy City Police Department Eldar Vilchkouski.
10.09.2014 “Young Front” activist Andrei Tsianiuta appeals his expulsion from university
June 30, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel refused to initiate civil proceedings on Andrei Tsianiuta's claim to the university, because he didn't implement the requirement of the pre-trial settlement. However, after the First Deputy Minister of Education upheld the expulsion of Mr. Tsianiuta, the trial had nothing left to do but to start the proceedings on the merits.
10.09.2014 Police refuse to return Yury Rubtsou “item of clothing with political inscriptions”
Acting Chief of the Savetski District Police Department of Minsk, police colonel P. Siamizhen reported to Homel resident Yury Rybtsou that the "item of clothing that has an inscription of a political nature and had been seized by police”, was returned to him along with other things right after his release from the detention center in Minsk.
10.09.2014 Baranavichy: Statkevich-senior received an anonymous threat letter
September 8 Viktar Statkevich, father of the political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, received an anonymous letter with threats to his son Mikalai and the son's wife, Maryna Statkevich.
09.09.2014 Baranavichy: human rights defender Siarhei Housh demands amendments to regulation on mass events
September 9, human rights activist Siarhei Housha filed a complaint to the Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee against the decision of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee dated July 14, 2014, prohibiting picketing on 27 July.
08.09.2014 “The danger is that many civil society leaders may not return to Donetsk”
In his interview to the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” Serhiy Tkachenko, head of the Donetsk regional organization of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, one of the most respected NGOs in the region, told how the civil field was cleared-up in the region, why separatism mastered the minds of the population and what steps should be taken by the civil society while returning the region to normal life.
