27.08.2014 Homel activists appeal ban on NGO registration
On August 26, founders of the republican human rights association “Pakt” (“Covenan”), a movement for the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, submitted to the Supreme Court their appeal against the refusal of the Ministry of Justice to register the public association.
27.08.2014 Analytical report on migrant detainees presented in Belarus
In May-July 2014, a civil campaign “No People Are Illegal” with the support from the Human Rights Center “Viasna” monitored the level of openness and transparency of work with migrants on the part of government bodies and other organizations in charge.
27.08.2014 U.N. says pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine murder, kidnap and torture
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine are guilty of a wide array of human rights abuses, including murder, abductions and torture, and are receiving a "steady supply" of sophisticated weapons and ammunition, according to a U.N. report obtained by Reuters.
27.08.2014 BCD activist detained in Minsk
Andrei Kasheuski, an activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, was detained last evening in Minsk. He was reportedly distributing independent newspapers to earn a living.
27.08.2014 ILO: Work-related mishaps, sickness cause 2.3 million deaths, $2.8-trillion losses yearly
The International Labor Organization (ILO) called on member-states to push for zero occupational accidents and deaths, citing 2.3 million people worldwide die yearly as a result of work-related accidents.
27.08.2014 Amnesty International: Separatist forces in Ukraine accused of threatening mass ‘executions’
The armed group calling itself the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) must not carry out 'executions', including a reported threat of killing prisoners facing life sentences, Amnesty International said on August 22.
26.08.2014 Opposition activist Dzmitry Kremianetski sentenced to 10 days in jail
Judge Artsiom Biaskishski of the court of Minsk’s Savetski District Court heard today the administrative case against activist of the Young Front opposition movement Dzmitry Kremenetski. He was charged with disorderly conduct (Art. 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
26.08.2014 Homel authorities avoid trial
On August 25, a hearing of a lawsuit lodged by human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka against the City Executive Committee was adjourned by the Tsentralny District Court of Homel after a representative of the executive authorities failed to appear in court.
26.08.2014 OSCE core principles must be safeguarded in Ukraine, says Secretary General
ALPBACH, Austria, 26 August 2014 - Separatism and changes in borders must be firmly rejected and the core OSCE principles followed during the crisis in Ukraine, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told the European Forum Alpbach this weekend.
26.08.2014 Extremism commission to evaluate information products
A commission to evaluate if information has signed of extremism will be set up in Belarus.
26.08.2014 Opposition activists get arrested before Minsk meeting
Police detains the activists before the meeting of Poroshenko, Putin and EU leadership.
26.08.2014 Court sentences Pavel Vinahradau to 10 days of prison
On August 23, the Court of Minsk’s Maskouski district considered an administrative case against activist of the Zmena opposition movement Pavel Vinahradau. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail for alleged hooliganism (Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code).
26.08.2014 Opposition activist detained in Homel
Opposition activist Kanstantsin Zhukouski was detained last evening in Homel. He was detained outside his private house and taken to the police department, despite the fact that it was he who had called the police.
26.08.2014 EU position on Belarus has not changed
Today’s meeting of leaders of the Customs Union member-countries and Ukraine in Minsk will be held in a “particular context”, as it is expected to involve the EU representative at the invitation of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, said Maja Kocijančič, Spokesperson for EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, at a briefing in Brussels on August 25.
25.08.2014 Ukraine: Senior UN official calls for end to violence, urges scaling up aid ahead of winter
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos called again today for an end to the violence in Ukraine as she continued her visit to areas of the country's crisis-riven eastern regions to see for herself the impact of the continued fighting on millions of people.
